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Zero-point field induced mass vs. QED mass renormalization
G. Modanese
Haisch and Rueda have recently proposed a model in which the inertia of charged particles is a consequence of their interaction with the electromagnetic zero-point field. This mode…
Inertial Mass and Vacuum Fluctuations in Quantum Field Theory
Giovanni Modanese
Motivated by recent works on the origin of inertial mass, we revisit the relationship between the mass of charged particles and zero-point electromagnetic fields. To this end we fi…
The Paradox of Virtual Dipoles in the Einstein Action
G. Modanese
The functional integral of pure Einstein 4D quantum gravity admits abnormally large and long-lasting "dipolar fluctuations", generated by virtual sources with the property Int d^4x…
Role of a "Local" Cosmological Constant in Euclidean Quantum Gravity
G. Modanese
In 4D non-perturbative Regge calculus a positive value of the effective cosmological constant characterizes the collapsed phase of the system. If a local term of the form $S'=\sum_…
Theoretical analysis of a reported weak gravitational shielding effect
G. Modanese
Under special conditions (Meissner-effect levitation in a high frequency magnetic field and rapid rotation) a disk of high- superconducting material has recently been found to…
Vacuum correlations at geodesic distance in quantum gravity
G. Modanese
The vacuum correlations of the gravitational field are highly non-trivial to be defined and computed, as soon as their arguments and indices do not belong to a background but becom…