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Zero-Point Energy of a Scalar Field in $q$-Deformed Euclidean Space

General Physics 2026-01-14 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We examine the energy of a scalar field in its ground state within qq-deformed Euclidean space. Specifically, we compute the total vacuum energy of the entire qq-deformed Euclidean space, originating from the scalar field's ground-state energy. Our results show that, for a massless scalar field, the total vacuum energy vanishes. In contrast, when evaluating the average ground-state energy over finite, localized regions of the qq-deformed Euclidean space, we find that the vacuum energy density can assume significant values.

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@article{arxiv.2601.07869,
  title  = {Zero-Point Energy of a Scalar Field in $q$-Deformed Euclidean Space},
  author = {Hartmut Wachter},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.07869},
  year   = {2026}
}

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59 pages, 4 figures