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Title:
Vacuum theory - A possible solution to the singularity problem of cosmology
Authors:
ZELDOVICH, IA. B.
Journal:
(Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk, vol. 133, Mar. 1981, p. 479-503.) Soviet Physics - Uspekhi, vol. 24, Mar. 1981, p. 216-230. Translation.
Publication Date:
03/1981
Category:
Astrophysics
Origin:
STI
NASA/STI Keywords:
COSMOLOGY, ELEMENTARY PARTICLES, SINGULARITY (MATHEMATICS), VACUUM, ASTRONOMICAL MODELS, EIGENVALUES, GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS, POLARIZATION CHARACTERISTICS, UNIVERSE
Bibliographic Code:
1981SvPhU.133..479Z

Abstract

Vacuum is defined as space without any particles, and it is noted that the Heisenberg uncertainty principle states that both the magnetic and electric fields cannot vanish simultaneously. Quantum theory defines the minimum energy for an electromagnetic wave, which has been shown empirically to exist in the absence of photons. The Casimir effect of zero-point energy is cited to show that the measured force in a vacuum depends on the zero-point of the electromagnetic oscillations in the vacuum, and the vacuum zero-point energy is asserted to affect the gravitational force field and the gravitational potential. The Dirac theory shows that the sum of infinite energy density in a vacuum energy field symmetrically balances to zero, although a small positive value may be found, which may be regarded as a cosmological constant. A change in the polarization of this vacuum energy is regarded as a possible force affecting the gravitational field locally. 
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