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Gravitation and Forces Induced by Zero-Point Phenomena
C. T. Ridgely
A recent proposal asserts that gravitational forces arise due to an interaction between matter and vacuum electromagnetic zero-point radiation. The present analysis demonstrates th…
On the relativistic origin of inertia and zero-point forces
C. T. Ridgely
Current approaches to the problem of inertia attempt to explain the inertial properties of matter by expressing the inertial mass appearing in Newton's second law of motion in term…
A macroscopic approach to creating exotic matter
C. T. Ridgely
Herein the Casimir effect is used to present a simple macroscopic view on creating exotic matter. The energy arising between two nearly perfectly conducting parallel plates is show…
Can zero-point phenomena truly be the origin of inertia?
C. T. Ridgely
A current approach to the problem of inertia suggests that the origin of the inertial properties of matter is the interaction between matter and vacuum electromagnetic zero-point r…