A Possible Explanation for the Vacuum Catastrophe

The discrepancy of 120 orders of magnitude between the observed energy density of the vacuum and that predicted from manipulations of quantum assumptions has been considered as the “worst prediction in physics”. By employing abbreviated quantum “natural units” the predicted density is 2.9 × 10120 greater than the ~10−9 J/m3 estimated by current measurements. However a comparable order of magnitude discrepancy for energy, 6 × 10120, emerges when the total calculated force within the universe is distributed across its width. The energy density within the vacuum should be ~10111 J/m3. Because the emergence of the total force value required the square of the cut off frequency for Zero Point Fluctuations, the discrepancy could be considered as an artifact of temporal sampling, that is, the implicit temporal increments from which the estimates were derived. The identity of the predicted vacuum energy density from counting modes and energy density from quantum theory and that obtained from Newtonian Force applied across the universe could be a considered example of ∑n = n, which is one condition for a holographic state.


Introduction
According to Adler et al. [1] a very large energy density for the vacuum with concomitant gravitational effects is a natural prediction from quantum field theory.However the value for this discrepancy between current measurements and the quantitative estimates derived from the theory is ~10 120 .The divergence between theory and measurement has been attributed to the prediction that every degree of freedom of the electromagnetic field has an associated zero point energy (ZPE) or ground state defined by ħώ/2 where ώ is the energy or frequency of the degree of freedom.A frequently employed "quantum approach" has been to reduce physical values to "natural units" whereby the resulting values become dimensionless.
Assuming the reasonable maximum energy for photons exhibits a Planck energy (Planck's constant expressed as eV•s) of about 10 19 GeV, which is a value at which gravitational interaction is approximately the same magnitude as the electromagnetic interactions, the vacuum energy density according to Adler et al. [1] exhibits a threshold of ρ = 8.4 × 10 76 f −4 where f is the reduced value in femtometers (Fermi) within four dimensional space.On the other hand, the estimated quantitative estimates of the mass density of the universe based upon visible stars is ~10 −28 kg/m 3 but when dark matter is considered the value could approach ~10 −26 kg/m 3 .Hence the upper limit estimate for the vacuum density would be in femtometer units ρ < 10 −26 kg/m 3 = 2.9 × 10 −44 f −4 .
The ratio of discrepancy between the predicted and the observed value is 2.9 × 10 120 .Given the typical assumption of the current universe that the energy density is ~10 −9 J/m 3 this would indicate that the predicted ZPE would be ~10 111 J/m 3 .The source of this "vacuum catastrophe" has been subject to several innovative explanations.Here, I present quantitative support that the manner in which total force of the universe from summed quanta (Planck's lengths) is distributed across the universe results in the same discrepancy for which there is a less contentious explanation.
However if we assumed the total mass of the universe is 2.4 × 10 52 kg [2], the effective length is 8.8•10 26 m derived from 2R (where R, estimated from f = 8πGc −2 , is 4.4 × 10 26 m, [3]), and the square of the Zwitterbewegung or cut-off frequency for the ZPF is 10.4 × 10 86 /s 2 [4], the summed force is 220 × 10 164 N. When multiplied by the current width or "length" of the universe from simple expansion (2.52 × 10 26 m) the total force is 555 × 10 190 J.When divided by the current volume, 8.4 × 10 78 m 3 , the volume energy density is 1.8 × 10 111 J/m 3 .The ratio of the difference between this predicted energy density and the estimated observed energy density of 0.3 × 10 −9 J/m 3 is 6 × 10 110 .This value is the same order of magnitude and within a factor of 2 of the coefficient from the discrepancy derived from the more complicated intricate mechanics employed by Adler et al. [1].

Conclusions and Implications
The marked congruence between the calculated value for total energy within the universe based upon treating the mass, adjusted distance and cut-off frequency for ZPE when spread across the universe and the energy derived from quantum assumptions that include gravity suggest the apparent "catastrophe" resulted from comparison of qualitatively different perspectives.Inclusion of ZPE frequencies which relate to Planck's Time into the calculation of total force results in an exaggerated value compared to that derived from concepts of Joules and implicitly the one second unit.If the application of this total force over distance to produce the "total" energy results in the same energy density as that from quantum estimations, then the identity indicates that the ∑n = n, where n is the basic unit.This condition has been considered by many as the major property of a hologram.