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arxiv: hep-th/0410133 · v5 · submitted 2004-10-12 · ✦ hep-th · gr-qc

The zero point energy and gravitation

classification ✦ hep-th gr-qc
keywords energyvacuumconstantdarkdensitydependepsilonfield
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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 $L = 1 mm$ the pressure $sigma$ is one third of the energy density $epsilon$, as for dark matter, but above $1 mm$ the equation of state is $sigma = -(epsilon)$ (dark energy). In the case of a massive field, W does not depend on the mass of the field for $L<<1 mm$ but for $L>>1 mm$ 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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