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Physics

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A notable physics experiment in Lost.

Many events in Lost occur due to physical phenomena.

1 Occurrences

Occurrences

Electromagnetic Anomaly

Electromagnetism is one of the four fundamental forces known to exist. The formulas governing electricity and magnetism were united into one set of formulae by, among others, Michael Faraday.

In Lost

Main page: Electromagnetism

Deep under the island exists an electromagnetic anomaly, which the Dharma Initiative was investigating. It appears that they dug too deep and this caused The Incident, after which the Swan Station was built to control the anomaly. A code needed to be entered every 108 minutes to diffuse the build-up of energy.

Casimir Effect

The Casimir effect is the attractive force between two uncharged metal plates that are placed very near to each other in a vacuum. The attraction arises due to a reduction in the amount in the particle/antiparticle pairs between the two plates as compared to the pairs outside the plates.

It has been suggested that the Casimir forces have application in nanotechnology, in particular silicon integrated circuit technology based micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems, and so-called Casimir oscillators.

In Lost

The effect is referenced in the Orchid Video as a way to explain the mysterious properties of the Vault. It is unknown exactly in what way the Casimir effect affects the island, to date.

Time Travel

Time travel refers moving between either forward or backward in time. It is not strictly regarded as impossible, but to this day it is only seen as an element of science fiction.

In Lost

There are a few incidences of Time Travel:

When Desmond turns the failsafe key under the Swan, he experiences a lucid flashback, where he relives his past.

Later, after leaving the island in the helicopter, Desmond returned to his past again, although this time intermittently. It is revealed that other people aboard the freighter experienced similar symptoms. Desmond learns from the 1996 Daniel Faraday that he has become "unstuck in time" and while his body remains in the same place, his conciousness is travelling back and forth in time.