Can the quantum vacuum fluctuations really solve the cosmological constant problem?

Recently it has been argued that a correct reading of the quantum fluctuations of the vacuum could lead to a solution to the cosmological constant problem. In this work we critically examine such a proposal, finding it questionable due to conceptual and self-consistency problems, as well as issues w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Bengochea, Gabriel Roman, León, Gabriel, Okon, Elias, Sudarsky, Daniel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/151400
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/151400
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:COSMOLOGY
DARK ENERGY
QUANTUM COSMOLOGY
COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT PROBLEM
QUANTUM FOUNDATIONS
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:Recently it has been argued that a correct reading of the quantum fluctuations of the vacuum could lead to a solution to the cosmological constant problem. In this work we critically examine such a proposal, finding it questionable due to conceptual and self-consistency problems, as well as issues with the actual calculations. We conclude that the proposal is inadequate as a solution to the cosmological constant problem.