zero-point energy

[ zeer-oh-point ]

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noun

Physics.

zero-point energy

The irreducible minimum energy possessed by a physical system, as of a substance at a temperature of absolute zero. The zero point energy of a vacuum is not zero due to vacuum fluctuations .
See Note at absolute zero

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First recorded in 1930–35

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Examples have not been reviewed.

In the 1980s physicists suggested that the zero-point energy in the early universe was greater than it is today.

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Perhaps the weirdest of all is caused by a zero in the equations of quantum mechanics: the zero-point energy.

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If so, then quantum sails are just the beginning; it would be possible to make engines that run solely on zero-point energy.

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Even if those concerns were valid, it seems all but impossible to propel a spaceship with zero-point energy.

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It is unlikely that his device to harness the zero-point energy will be any different.

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