Space-time curvature due to quantum vacuum fluctuations: An Alternative to dark energy?
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Abstract: (arXiv)
It is pointed out that quantum vacuum fluctuations may give rise to a curvature of space-time equivalent to the curvature currently attributed to dark energy. A simple calculation is made, which suggests that the value of the dark energy density is roughly given by the product of Newton constant time the quantity m^6 c^4 h^-4, m being a typical mass of elementary particles. The estimate is compatible with observations.- 04.60.-m
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- Dark energy
- Vacuum fluctuations
- Quantum gravity
- fluctuation: vacuum
- dark energy: density
- curvature
- quantum gravity
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