Pseudo Euclidean-signature harmonic oscillator, quantum field theory and vanishing cosmological constant

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 254, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 119-125

  Pavšič, Matej ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Cosmological constant; Harmonic oscillator; Negative energy density; Pseudo Euclidean space; Vacuum energy

Indexed keywords

COSMOLOGY; GEOMETRY; GRAVITATION; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL);

COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANTS; HARMONIC OSCILLATORS; NEGATIVE ENERGY DENSITY; PSEUDO-EUCLIDEAN SPACE; VACUUM ENERGY;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 0042279956     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-9601(99)00145-0     Document Type: Article

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