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Zero-point energy

The zero-point energy (ZPE) is the lowest possible energy that a quantum system may have.

 


Explanation

Quantum systems constantly fluctuate in their lowest energy state as described by the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

 


History

It lacks a theoretical model for understanding zero-point energy. The concept was developed by the German physicist Max Planck in 1911 as a correction term added to a formula in his original quantum theory.


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