[Phys-L] Re: quantum of action

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>]

At 07:58 PM 11/11/2005, you wrote:
> //
> Is it true that we can think of the vacuum energy as giving rise to _any_
> particle recognized by the standard model, including the force carrier
> bosons such as the photon and gluon?  What is the relationship between the
> force carrier particles and the vacuum energy?  I guess my question has to
> do with how to think about _energy_... is it right to think that energy can
> take the 'form' of particles; particles with mass like quarks, or particles
> without mass like photons and gluons?

///

> Thank you-
>
> -Seth

It is possible that the Wiki piece on zero-point energy may be a
  painless introduction to this speculative area.
  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-point_energy>



Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!
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