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Vacuum Fluctuations Cannot Mimic a Cosmological Constant

General Physics 2007-11-05 v2

Abstract

When the vacuum fluctuation pressure is calculated directly from fundamental principles of quantum field theory, in the same manner as vacuum fluctuation energy density is commonly calculated, one finds it is not equal to the negative of the vacuum fluctuation energy density. Thus, vacuum fluctuations cannot manifest as a cosmological constant of any order.

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@article{arxiv.0707.2957,
  title  = {Vacuum Fluctuations Cannot Mimic a Cosmological Constant},
  author = {Robert D. Klauber},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0707.2957},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

8 pages. vers 2 includes expanded clearer conclusion, typo corrections, and additional refs

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