What is ZPE?

~kitty~ · 10-29-2010, 11:19 PM

ZPE is the acronym for Zero Point Energy. I'm wondering, what exactly is this concept about, and what would one need to know to figure it out? I heard about it from someone, but I do not know if I really understand what it is and what it's about.

**Patashu** · 10-29-2010, 11:28 PM

Zero point energy typically refers to the energy that is always present in a vacuum, as dictated by quantum theory's 'sea of virtual particles'.
Google the Casimir Effect.

**rushyrulz** · 10-30-2010, 12:56 AM

It doesn't exist. There's no such thing as free energy.

/thread

**Patashu** · 10-30-2010, 01:01 AM

Zero point energy does exist, but it's not an obvious free source of energy because it's the baseline that exists everywhere.

10-29-2010, 11:19 PM	#1
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10-29-2010, 11:28 PM	#2
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10-30-2010, 12:56 AM	#3
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10-30-2010, 01:01 AM	#4
Patashu FFR Simfile Author Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: we traced the call...it's coming from inside the house Age: 33 Posts: 8,609	Re: What is ZPE? Zero point energy does exist, but it's not an obvious free source of energy because it's the baseline that exists everywhere. __________________ Patashu makes Chiptunes in Famitracker: http://soundcloud.com/patashu/8bit-progressive-metal-fading-world http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/Mechadragon/smallpackbanner.png Best non-AAAs: ERx8 v2 (14-1-0-4), Hajnal (3-0-0-0), RunnyMorning (8-0-0-4), Xeno-Flow (1-0-0-3), Blue Rose (35-2-0-20), Ketsarku (14-0-0-0), Silence (1-0-0-0), Lolo (14-1-0-1) http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee301/xiaoven/solorulzsig.png

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