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Dear Mr. L--------,
There is little left to add to
all the previous authoritative responses. I agree that any involvement in ZPE
research requires a deep and serious study of various fields in
order to move your approach into fundamental physics territory. If that
remains your interest, your curriculum must include standard classes in
condensed matter, QED, mathematical methods, etc
coupled to a strong experimental foundation. Such skills could be acquired by
obtaining a PhD from a school involved in quantum measurement, gravitational
wave detection, etc. If you just go the web sites of leading physics journals
and search for related terms (zero point energy, zero point field ... ) you will have a place to start. The recommendation is
to understand classical and quantum fields before one tries to harness them. A
publication record in this area will also strengthen your credentials in your
search for post-doctoral positions or laboratory jobs and give you experience
in the search for funding (both governmental and private) and the connection
between business and science.
My best wishes on your
pursuits.
Best Regards,
Dr Fabrizio Pinto
De: Paul
Werbos
Enviada: terça-feira, 9 de dezembro de 2014 13:55
Para: Carlos Henriques, Thomas Valone
Cc: Werbos, Paul
Thank you for the email, and for the information on
the new work in Portugal.
I am embarrassed to say I did not realize before that the assumed ZPE is only
10**117J/m**3, but as you say, that is large enough.
The empirical results are also interesting.
As you hint, it is a fundamental question in thermodynamics whether there would
be any way to extract such energy if it exists. Specific concrete proposals
which “have to work” but violate the normal understanding of what is allowed by
thermodynamics would normally be rejected by NSF review panels.
However, I cannot speak for NSF any more. I am scheduled to retire February 15,
and am no longer involved in the panel review process.
There has been great progress on the theoretical level, this year, in my view —
exposing how little we really know, and how important new experiments will be
to casting off the many illusions which some
theoreticians have built like castles in the air. I am often reminded how
Einstein’s favorite book (according to one biographer) was Emmanuel Kant’s “The
Critique of Pure Reason.”
But for the next two months, I will mainly be tying up loose ends here. More
can be discussed later.
Best of luck,
Paul
P.S. Of course, the NSF email will not work any more,
and I am not sure how many emails sent to me at NSF I will be able to refer back to.
This reply refers to Dr. Paul LaViolette's unique and valuable text, Antigravity Propulsion, available on www.Amazon.com
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