Ground State Energy Density of the Quantum Harmonic Oscillator
Firmin J. Oliveira
Hilo, Hawaii, USA.
DOI: 10.4236/jhepgc.2019.53049   PDF    HTML     548 Downloads   1,286 Views   Citations

Abstract

The total energy of the ground state of the quantum harmonic oscillator is obtained with minimal assumptions. The vacuum energy density of the universe is derived and a cutoff frequency is obtained for the upper bound of the quantum harmonic oscillator.

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Oliveira, F. (2019) Ground State Energy Density of the Quantum Harmonic Oscillator. Journal of High Energy Physics, Gravitation and Cosmology, 5, 935-940. doi: 10.4236/jhepgc.2019.53049.

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