Physical Mechanisms Underpinning the Vacuum Permittivity

被引：3
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作者：
Leuchs, Gerd [1 ,2 ]
Hawton, Margaret [3 ]
Sanchez-Soto, Luis L. [1 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Max Planck Inst Phys Lichts, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
[2] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Inst Opt Informat & Photon, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
[3] Lakehead Univ, Dept Phys, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada
[4] Univ Complutense, Fac Fis, Dept Opt, Madrid 28040, Spain
来源：
PHYSICS | 2023年 / 5卷 / 01期
关键词：
quantum vacuum; quantum electrodynamics; linear response; FINE-STRUCTURE CONSTANT; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE; QUANTUM; FIELD; ENERGY;
D O I：
10.3390/physics5010014
中图分类号：
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号：
0702 ;
摘要：
The debate about the emptiness of space goes back to the prehistory of science and is epitomized by the Aristotelian 'horror vacui', which can be seen as the precursor of the ether, whose modern version is the dynamical quantum vacuum. In this paper, we suggest to change a common view to 'gaudium vacui' and discuss how the vacuum fluctuations fix the value of the permittivity, e(0), and permeability, mu(0), by modelling their dynamical response by three-dimensional harmonic oscillators.
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页码：179 / 192
页数：14
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