A new Scientific Reports study suggests an extension of the electron Born self-energy (eBse) model, revealing a mechanism for cosmic inflation driven by a constant potential energy density, challenging the conventional cosmological paradigm.
Unlike dark matter, dark energy does not clump together but appears to be uniformly distributed. The nature of dark energy remains poorly understood, and it is often associated with the cosmological constant, represented by the Greek letter Λ.
Λ is a constant energy density in space, initially introduced by Einstein and later reconsidered to explain the observed accelerated expansion of the universe, often associated with dark energy.
Traditional cosmological models, such as the ΛCDM model, attribute dark energy to the energy of empty space. In this model, dark energy is considered as the intrinsic energy of the vacuum itself, driving the accelerated expansion of the universe observed in recent cosmological studies.
The eBse model, introduced by Dr. Bruce Law from Kansas State University, challenges this paradigm by introducing an alternative explanation for dark energy, proposing that the energy is associated with the electric field surrounding a finite-sized electron, a concept not considered in the traditional cosmological framework.
2023-12-19 16:00:04
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