Abstract
The vacuum stress between closely spaced conducting surfaces, due to the modification of the zero-point fluctuations of the electromagnetic field, has been conclusively demonstrated. The measurement employed an electromechanical system based on a torsion pendulum. Agreement with theory at the level of 5% is obtained.
- Received 28 August 1996
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.5
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