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During lunch today a friend told me that two boats running parallel to one another can be attracted to each other by an effect similar to the Casimir effect. The water waves between the boats are quantized, and there winds up being slightly less pressure from between the boats than from outside. She indicated this was an observable thing - something you actually have to take into consideration if you ever have two boats sailing side by side.
Has anybody heard of this, know a name for it, can give a good reference of where to learn more about the effect, or have any comments on the physics?
Has anybody heard of this, know a name for it, can give a good reference of where to learn more about the effect, or have any comments on the physics?