the pressure on the plates due to vacuum fluctuations differs on the inside faces, from that on the outside, as long wavelength modes are excluded. The difference in these pressures produces the Casmir force.

Casimir effect

Image: the pressure on the plates due to vacuum fluctuations differs on the inside faces, from that on the outside, as long wavelength modes are excluded. The difference in these pressures produces the Casmir force.
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