Vacuum fluctuation force on a rigid Casimir cavity in a gravitational field
arXiv:quant-ph/0109091 · doi:10.1016/S0375-9601(02)00445-0
Abstract
We discuss the possibility of verifying the equivalence principle for the zero-point energy of quantum electrodynamics, by evaluating the force, produced by vacuum fluctuations, acting on a rigid Casimir cavity in a weak gravitational field. The resulting force has opposite direction with respect to the gravitational acceleration; the order of magnitude for a multi-layer cavity configuration is derived and experimental feasibility is discussed, taking into account current technological resources.
13 pages, Latex. In the revised version, the presentation has been improved