What this work contributes
Derives an attractive interaction for ideal parallel conducting plates from the change in electromagnetic zero-point energy. The ideal zero-temperature pressure scales as the inverse fourth power of separation.
Where the evidence stops
The ideal formula is not a whole-vehicle thrust equation. Real conductivity, temperature, surface roughness, geometry, and supporting structures must be included.
Original source
H. B. G. Casimir. On the attraction between two perfectly conducting plates. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen 51, 793–795 (1948).
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