On the nature of dark energy. Is the Casimir force a manifestation of this exotic kind of energy?

2009/05/25 by P. Brovetto, Brovetto, P., V. Maxia +3
Physics and Astronomy · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #Quantum Mechanics and Applications

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0905.4045

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Abstract

Topics concerning dark energy and the accelerating expansion of universe are briefly reported. Arguments about the quantum fluctuations of vacuum are examined in order to decide if the Casimir force really is a laboratory evidence of dark energy.

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