Quantum Field Theory

The vacuum catastrophe: A classical interpretation

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The vacuum catastrophe is name given to the disagreement of over 100 orders of magnitude between measured values of the vacuum energy density and the theoretical zero-point energy predicted by Quantum Field Theory.  This discrepancy has been described as “the worst theoretical prediction in the history of physics.” The effects of vacuum energy can be … Read more

Solving the conceptual problems with quantum fields

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In relativistic physics a field is defined as a continuous physical quantity that has a value for each point in space and time while Relativistic Quantum Field Theory (QFT) defines particles as excited states of an underlying physical field. However there is a conceptual discontinuity between QFT and its relativistic component because it is based … Read more