English Explanatory Dictionary

zero-point energy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The lowest possible energy of a given quantum mechanical system.
  2. The kinetic energy possessed by (the particle constituents of) a substance at absolute zero temperature.

Word forms

zero-point energy zero-point energies

Etymology

Calque of German Nullpunktenergie.

Synonyms

ground state energy zero-point radiation ZPE

Related words

zero-point field
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