The Vacuum Catastrophe
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>In cosmology, the cosmological constant problem or vacuum catastrophe is the disagreement between the observed values of vacuum energy density (the small value of the cosmological constant) and theoretical large value of zero-point energy suggested by quantum field theory.
>Depending on the Planck energy cutoff and other factors, the discrepancy is as high as 120 orders of magnitude, a state of affairs described by physicists as "the largest discrepancy between theory and experiment in all of science" and "the worst theoretical prediction in the history of physics."
Which is worse, physicsbros? The vacuum catastrophe, or the failure to define quantum gravity? Do you think they're related problems? How do you think they'll be resolved?
>Depending on the Planck energy cutoff and other factors, the discrepancy is as high as 120 orders of magnitude, a state of affairs described by physicists as "the largest discrepancy between theory and experiment in all of science" and "the worst theoretical prediction in the history of physics."
Which is worse, physicsbros? The vacuum catastrophe, or the failure to define quantum gravity? Do you think they're related problems? How do you think they'll be resolved?
