Dark energy as a curvature of space-time induced by quantum vacuum fluctuations
arXiv:1006.5543 · doi:10.1007/s10509-010-0557-x
Abstract
It is shown that quantum vacuum fluctuations give rise to a curvature of space-time of the order appropriate to explain the observed accelerated expansion of the universe. The fact that the fluctuations produce curvature, even if the expectation of the vacuum energy vanishes, is a consequence of the non-linear character of the Einstein equation. A calculation is made, involving plausible hypotheses within quantized gravity, which establishes a relation between the two-point correlation of the vacuum fluctuations and the space-time curvature.
arXiv commentAccepted in Astrophysics and Space Science
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