vacuum catastrophe

proper noun

The disagreement of over 100 orders of magnitude between measured values of the vacuum energy density and the theoretical zero-point energy suggested by a naïve application of quantum field theory.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyThe disagreement of over 100 orders of magnitude between measured values of the vacuum energy density and the theoretical zero-point energy suggested by a naïve application of quantum field theory.

Translations

Polish katastrofa próżniowa
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APA

vacuum catastrophe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacuum%20catastrophe

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“vacuum catastrophe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacuum%20catastrophe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vacuum catastrophe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacuum%20catastrophe.

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