Quantum Vacuum: A New Perspective on Dark Matter and Dark Energy in Cosmology

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Authors

Riddhiman Bhattacharya¹

1. Visva-Bharati University

Conference / event

KASHIWA DARK MATTER SYMPOSIUM 2023, December 2023 (Virtual)

Poster summary

In our view of the universe as a superfluid, dark energy, and dark matter are intrinsic to the quantum vacuum. We link dark energy to the energy density within the superfluid and associate dark matter with fluctuations in the superfluid. These phenomena reflect contrasting aspects of the dynamic vacuum, influenced by opposing gravitational and pressure forces. Dark matter becomes noticeable under gravitational dominance, while dark energy takes precedence when pressure forces come into play

Keywords

Quantum Vacuum, Dark Matter, Dark Energy

Research areas

Physics, Mathematics

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Funding

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Additional information

Competing interests

No competing interests were disclosed.

Data availability statement

The datasets generated during and / or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Creative Commons license

Copyright © 2023 Bhattacharya. This is an open access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.