2001/03/31 by Zhe Chang, Xin-Bing Huang
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0375-9601(02)00387-0
published as Phys.Lett. A297 (2002) 320-327 · 9 pages, no figures, Latex
arxiv created 2002/03/21 · openalex publication_date 2002/05/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We calculate the vacuum energy density by taking account of different massive scalar fields in AdS spacetime. It is found that the mass spectrum of a scalar field in AdS spacetime is discrete because of a natural boundary condition. The results match well with the observed cosmological constant.