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Old 09-11-2005, 03:10 PM
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Default Zero point energy
can someone who knows a lot about this please explain it to us?
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Old 09-11-2005, 04:19 PM
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Default Re: Zero point energy
Basically, zero point energy is just that many quantum systems, even when in their state of lowest energy, still have some energy to them. The usual example is a quantum harmonic oscillator.
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