Vacuum Fluctuations and the Cosmological Constant
Shi Qi
TL;DR
This paper explores the idea that quantum vacuum energy might explain the small observed cosmological constant, proposing a hypothesis that links quantum and classical vacuums and deriving a parameterization for the cosmological constant.
Contribution
It introduces a hypothesis connecting quantum vacuum to classical vacuum and offers a potential solution to the cosmological constant problem with a new parameterization.
Findings
Quantum vacuum energy of QED is studied under the hypothesis.
A possible solution to the cosmological constant problem is proposed.
A parameterization of the cosmological 'constant' is derived.
Abstract
The hypothesis is proposed that under the approximation that the quantum equations of motion reduce to the classical ones, the quantum vacuum also reduces to the classical vacuum--the empty space. The vacuum energy of QED is studied under this hypothesis. A possible solution to the cosmological constant problem is provided and a kind of parameterization of the cosmological "constant" is derived.
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Taxonomy
TopicsQuantum Mechanics and Applications · Relativity and Gravitational Theory · advanced mathematical theories