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The zero point energy and gravitation

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v5 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

A possible connection between the energy W of the vacuum fluctuations of quantum fields and gravity in "empty space" is conjectured in this paper using a natural cutoff of high momenta with the help of the gravitational radius of the vacuum region considered. We found that below some "critical" length L=1mmL = 1 mm the pressure sigmasigma is one third of the energy density epsilonepsilon, as for dark matter, but above 1mm1 mm the equation of state is sigma=(epsilon)sigma = -(epsilon) (dark energy). In the case of a massive field, W does not depend on the mass of the field for L<<1mmL<<1 mm but for L>>1mmL>>1 mm it does not depend on the Planck constant. In addition, when the Newton constant tends to zero, W becomes infinite. The energy density is also a function of the volume V of the vacuum region taken into account.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0410133,
  title  = {The zero point energy and gravitation},
  author = {Hristu Culetu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0410133},
  year   = {2007}
}

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8 pages, minor changes, new reference added

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