2015/10/12 by A. Widom, Widom, A., J. Swain +3
Medicine · Physics and Astronomy · #Biofield Effects and Biophysics #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #physics.gen-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1510.06272
arxiv created 2015/10/12 · openalex publication_date 2015/10/12 · arxiv updated 2015/10/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
It is argued that the zero point energy in quantum field theory is a reflection of the particle anti-particle content of the theory. This essential physical content is somewhat disguised in electromagnetic theory wherein the photon is its own anti-particle. To illustrate this point, we consider the case of a charged Boson theory (π+,π-) wherein the particle and anti-particle can be distinguished by the charge ± e. Starting from the zero point energy, we derive the Boson pair production rate per unit time per unit volume from the vacuum in a uniform external electric field. The result is further generalized for arbitrary spin s.