Science, Creation & EvolutionThe Biochemical Challenge to EvolutionHere is a little more for you to digest in the way of virtual particles. I think these references might be just a tiny bit more authoritative than a forum discussion:
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Q ... icles.html
http://www.upei.ca/~physics/p221/pro99/ ... irtual.htm
http://pdg.web.cern.ch/pdg/cpep/unc_vir.html
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics ... ticle.html
There are a ton more webpages from the Quantum Electrodynamic models.
Here are some from the Stochastic Electrodynamic models:
http://www.calphysics.org/rindler.html
also
"SCIENCE, VOL. 263, FEB. 4, 1994, PHYSICS, 'INERTIA: DOES EMPTY SPACE PUT UP A RESISTANCE?"'
There are possible changes in the mass of an electron, when it is exposed to powerful laser beams. Also, the Heisenburg uncertainty principle, limits the accuracy of meaning for both position and momentum, at the same time. In the vacuum, in a short period of time, a particle and an antiparticle can appear and disappear without notice. This affects slight shifts in the spectrum of hydrogen, creates electrical noise in semiconductors, and also creates inertia.
With a speed in a quantum sea of virtual particles, everything is the same in all directions, according to Paul Davies, and William Nurah, in the mid 70s. When accelerating through it, theory predicts a sea of heat radiation. But this is heat to small to measure.
Stochastic electrodynamics (SED), uses zero-point-energy to explain bizarre quantum effects, without the need for a complex quantum theory. Inertia results from a Lorentz force that deflects a charged particle, moving through a magnetic field. Also, charged subatomic particles, in objects, feel the Lorentz force. The larger the object, the more particles it contains, resulting in a stronger resistance of inertia. In the casimir effect, the distortion in the quantum vacuum, produces attractive forces between two plates. An experiment with the Stanford linear accelerator, using high energy electrons, caused an intense electromagnetic field to be experienced, as electrons entered a laser beam. The electrons interacted with the quantum vacuum's own field.
and
"CAN THE VACUUM BE ENGINEERED FOR SPACEFLIGHT APPLICATION? OVERVIEW OF THEORY AND EXPERIMENTS", H.E. PUTHOFF, NASA BREAKTHROUGH PROPULSION PHYSICS WORKSHOP, AUG 12-14, 1997, NASA LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER, CLEVELAND, OHIO.
Zero-point-energy plays a role in the inhibition of spontaneous emission. The space-time metric is related to zero-point-energy, curved space, and distorted geometry, most according to Einstein. Quantum theory was needed for zero-point-energy. In the quantum vacuum of empty space, particles appear and disappear. It is a virtual plasma with fields continuously fluctuating about their zero baseline values. This is zero-point-energy. It remains active at absolute zero temperature.
There is a casimir pinch effect in non-neutral plasmas. This process is reflected in the K.R. Shoulders invention. Sonoluminesance involves bubbles collapsing, in an ultrasonically driven fluid, which results in an intense sub-nanosecond burst of light radiation. In heavy water, heat is generated by this process, that is like micro-fusion. Resonant dielectric spheres, detuned slightly from each other, may lead to the best frequency downshift of the more energetic, high frequency components of zero-point-energy, becoming easier to handle.
Micro-cavity techniques could perturb the ground state stability of atomic hydrogen. A non-radiating ground state may be caused by dynamic equilibrium. Radiation is emitted with an accelerated atomic hydrogen atom in its ground state. The ground state becomes compensated by absorption of zero-point-energy.
It might be possible to generate energy by using micro-cavity quantum electrodynamics. Excited atoms pass through casimir cavities, between the frequency of the atoms excited by their ground state. Spontaneous emission times become lengthened by a factor of ten. Dr. Puthoff's method to release pent up energy between these states, is patent pending.
Zero-point-energy may power up accelerating protons in a cryogenically cooled, collision free, vacuum trap. This could extract energy from zero-point-energy vacuum fluctuations.
According to Sakharov, general relativistic phenomena can be seen in the induced effects brought about by changes in zero-point-energy, due to the presence of matter. The causes for gravity and inertia are different, but the effects are similar. The measure of resistance of a body being accelerated by a distant gravitational field, has the same value, as the gravitational attraction between two bodies. Both are determined by their relationships to vacuum fluctuations. Mach's principle attributes inertia to acceleration relative to the masses of the Universe, caused by the masses. In zero-point-energy model, uniform motion doesn't experience a drag from Lorentz-invariant vacuum fluctuations in perfect balance. But an accelerated body meets a resistance force proportional to the acceleration, relative to the fixed stars. It is a vacuum fluctuation relationship to zero-point-energy with distant matter structure. Gravitational and inertial masses can be altered.
and this is a pretty good article in real, understandable English:
http://www.calphysics.org/haisch/science.html
In closing, I STRONGLY suggest you don't try to glean just the information you want from others, but actually do a little research yourself. The web is not a bad place to start...get the the URL's with a little more substance than a forum, though.
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