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Quantum vacuum fluctuations and dark energy

Abstract: It is shown that the curvature of space-time induced by vacuum fluctuations of quantum fields should be proportional to the square of Newton's constant G. This offers a possible explanation for the success of the formula ?? Gm 6 c 2 h ?4, ? being the dark energy density and m a typical mass of elementary particles.

 Authorship: Santos E.,

 Fuente: Astrophysics and Space Science, 2010, 326, 7-10

 Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers

 Year of publication: 2010

 No. of pages: 4

 Publication type: Article

 DOI: 10.1007/s10509-009-0204-6

 ISSN: 0004-640X,1572-946X

 Publication Url: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-009-0204-6