The Vacuum Catastrophe

PBS Space Time · Oct 24, 2026 · 14m

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If vacuum energy really does have the enormous value predicted by quantum field theory then our gently expanding, geometrically flat universe shouldn’t exist. This is the vacuum catastrophe.

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