Zero-point energy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://www.tfcbooks.com/tesla/1900-06-00.htm #NikolaTesla beat them too it in 1900. &neo 2014-07-23 15:02:56 |
Zero-point energy developed in #Germany by #Albert_Einstein and #Otto_Stern in 1913 #Zero-point_energy, also called quantum vacuum zero-point energy, is the lowest possible energy that a quantum mechanical physical system may have; it is the energy of its ground state. All quantum mechanical systems undergo fluctuations even in their ground state and have an associated zero-point energy, a consequence of their wave-like nature. The uncertainty principle requires every physical system to have a zero-point energy greater than the minimum of its classical potential well. This results in motion even at absolute zero. For example, liquid helium does not freeze under atmospheric pressure at any temperature because of its zero-point energy. &Rob 2014-07-23 14:34:19 |