论文标题
真空能量,卡西米尔效应和牛顿的非恒定
Vacuum energy, the Casimir effect, and Newton's non-constant
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论文摘要
我们探讨了两个假设。首先,卡西米尔效应的量子真空能量密度有助于(局部)重力真空能量密度。其次,重力耦合的变化可能意味着宇宙常数的变化。我们在协方差框架中对这两个可能性进行了参数,并表明下一代Casimir实验确实具有令人惊讶的探索该参数空间的机会。
We explore two hypotheses. First, the possibility that the quantum vacuum energy density of the Casimir effect contributes to a (local) gravitational vacuum energy density. Second, the possibility that a change in the gravitational coupling implies a change in the cosmological constant. We parametrize these two possibilities in a covariant framework and show that the next generation of Casimir experiments does have a surprisingly good chance of exploring this parameter space.