Hi remy,
On Apr 18, 7:02=A0pm, remysun2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> > Orchid Orientation video payoff in the finale. too, huh? =A0Particle -
> > anti-particle pairs, indeed!
>
> I wouldn't go that far. Antimatter is suppose to annihilate upon
> contact wiht our universe.
Well, in the Orchid orientation video, Edgar Holowax says:
"CANDLE: Hello. I'm Doctor Edgar Halowax, and this is the Orientation
Film for Station 6 of the DHARMA Initiative. As you have no doubt
surmised, Station 6, or "the Orchid", is not a botanical research...
We apologize for asking you to deceive your family and colleagues.
This is, of course, in the interest of their own security. The unique
properties of this Island created a kind of Casimir effect, allowing
us to... "
Which leads to this entry in Wikipedia:
QUOTE ON:
Casimir effect and wormholes
Exotic matter with negative energy density is required to stabilize a
wormhole. Morris, Thorne and Yurtsever pointed out that the quantum
mechanics of the Casimir effect can be used to produce a locally mass-
negative region of space-time, and suggested that negative effect
could be used to stabilize a wormhole to allow faster than light
travel.
Certain cl***** of higher dimensional models suggest that the Casimir
effect is a candidate for the cosmological constant. It is
demonstrated that a sufficiently advanced civilization could, in
principle, manipulate the radius of the extra dimension to locally
adjust the value of the cosmological constant. This adjustment could
be tuned to generate an expansion/contraction of spacetime around a
spacecraft creating an exotic form of field-propulsion. Due to the
fact that spacetime expansion itself is not restricted by relativity,
a faster-than-light 'warp drive' could be created. Calculations of the
energy requirements of such a drive are performed and an 'ultimate'
speed limit, based on the Planckian limits on the size of the extra
dimensions is found.
Analogies
A similar analysis can be used to explain Hawking radiation that
causes the slow "eva****ation" of black holes (although this is
generally visualized as the escape of one particle from a VIRTUAL
PARTICLE-ANTIPARTICAL PAIR, the other particle having been captured by
the black hole).
QUOTE OFF (Emphasis added)
And don't forget, in the orientation video they were awfully concerned
about separating both "Number 15" rabbits after one suddenly
appeared. Hey, who knows? I'm just trying to figure this stuff out
like all the rest of those who are Lost. ;-)
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