The Localized Quantum Vacuum Field
摘要
A model for the localized quantum vacuum is proposed in which the zero-point energy of the quantum electromagnetic field originates in energy- and momentum-conserving transitions of material systems from their ground state to an unstable state with negative energy. These transitions are accompanied by emissions and re-absorptions of real photons, which generate a localized quantum vacuum in the neighborhood of material systems. The model could help resolve the cosmological paradox associated to the zero-point energy of electromagnetic fields, while reclaiming quantum effects associated with quantum vacuum such as the Casimir effect and the Lamb shift; it also offers a new insight into the Zitterbewegung of material particles.
引用
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0603005,
title = {The Localized Quantum Vacuum Field},
author = {Daniela Dragoman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0603005},
year = {2008}
}
备注
21 pages, 1 figure