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Casimir-force measurements

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Measurements of forces between closely spaced conductors agree with QED calculations of boundary-dependent electromagnetic fluctuations and material response.

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The Casimir effect tests QED predictions for interacting boundaries; it is not by itself a unique measurement of an absolute vacuum energy.

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Quantum electrodynamicsCasimir-force measurements

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Measured forces agree with QED calculations after geometry, conductivity, temperature, roughness, and electrostatic backgrounds are modeled.

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The source theory, law, entity, prediction, or structural claim is directly tested, supported, constrained, or established by the target experiment or observation. Experimental support is not final logical proof; the edge detail states exactly what was measured.

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