bacelar valente, mario (2010) The concept of vacuum in quantum electrodynamics. [Preprint]

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A re-evaluation of the concept of vacuum in quantum electrodynamics is presented, focusing on the vacuum of the quantized electromagnetic field. In contrast to the ‘nothingness’ associated to the idea of classical vacuum, subtle aspects are found in relation to the vacuum of the quantized electromagnetic field both at theoretical and experimental levels. These are not the usually called vacuum effects. The view defended here is that the so-called vacuum effects are not due to the ground state of the quantized electromagnetic field.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID bacelar valente, mario
Keywords:	quantum electrodynamics, quantum vacuum, zero-point energy, balanced homodyne detection
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory
Depositing User:	mario bacelar valente
Date Deposited:	16 Oct 2010 14:59
Last Modified:	16 Oct 2010 14:59
Item ID:	8336
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory
Date:	3 February 2010
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8336

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