Engine cycle of an optically controlled vacuum energy transducer
Engine cycle of an optically controlled vacuum energy transducer
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光控真空能量传感器的发动机循环
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1999
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F. Pinto
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F. Pinto
考虑一个由两个平行的半导体边界组成的理想系统，边界由可变宽度的空间隙分隔。通过一个实验证明，一般情况下，卡西米尔力沿着包含适当变换的封闭路径所做的总功不会消失。结果表明，在发动机循环的极限下，使两个边界的距离相对较小，与卡西米尔力场相关的正净能量交换很可能实现。对该理想系统的可行技术实现进行了定量的详细分析，特别是在掺杂和未掺杂的$censuremath{-}mathrm{Si}$边界的情况下。为了进行直接实验，建议使用宏观和微机电装置进行测量。在每一个尺度上对这类系统进行全面的理论和实验研究，将极大地有助于更深入地理解卡西米尔力的本质和相关概念，包括半导体纳米结构的可能操作和半导体样品的非侵入性光学表征。在没有其他替代解释的情况下，人们应该得出结论，在无穷无尽的副产品自由能源生产领域，重大技术进步是可以实现的。
An idealized system composed of two parallel, semiconducting boundaries separated by an empty gap of variable width is considered. A gedanken experiment is discussed to show that, in general, the total work done by the Casimir force along a closed path that includes appropriate transformations does not vanish. It is shown that, in the limit of an engine cycle bringing the two boundaries to a relatively small distance, positive net exchange of energy associated with the Casimir force field could quite possibly be achieved. Viable technological implementations of this idealized system are analyzed in some quantitative detail, in particular, in the case of doped and undoped $censuremath{-}mathrm{Si}$ boundaries. For the purpose of direct experimentation, measurements with both macroscopic and microelectromechanical devices are suggested. A full theoretical and experimental study of systems of this kind on every scale will greatly contribute to a much deeper understanding of the nature of the Casimir force and associated concepts, including the possible manipulation of semiconducting nanostructures and the noninvasive optical characterization of semiconducting samples. In the event of no other alternative explanations, one should conclude that major technological advances in the area of endless, by-product free-energy production could be achieved.