2009
DOI: 10.1007/s10773-009-0125-8
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On the Zero-Energy Universe

Abstract: We consider the energy of the Universe, from the pseudo-tensor point of view (Berman, M.Sc. thesis, 1981). We find zero values, when the calculations are well-done. The doubts concerning this subject are clarified, with the novel idea that the justification for the calculation lies in the association of the equivalence principle, with the nature of co-motional observers, as demanded in Cosmology. In Sect. 4, we give a novel calculation for the zero-total energy result.

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“…The energy of Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) cosmologies has been calculated by different authors using divers procedures, like pseudotensorial methods based on specific choices of coordinates [29][30][31][32][33], or Hamiltonian methods imposing boundary conditions [13,21], or by choosing an appropriate background configuration [2,8], or even by other procedures [10]. Quasi-local approaches have also been extensively considered, providing distinct results because of the different used definitions [9,34].…”
Section: Final Considerationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The energy of Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) cosmologies has been calculated by different authors using divers procedures, like pseudotensorial methods based on specific choices of coordinates [29][30][31][32][33], or Hamiltonian methods imposing boundary conditions [13,21], or by choosing an appropriate background configuration [2,8], or even by other procedures [10]. Quasi-local approaches have also been extensively considered, providing distinct results because of the different used definitions [9,34].…”
Section: Final Considerationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The conventional zero-energy universe hypothesis is based on quantum fluctuation and the exact cancellation of positive-energy matter by negative-energy gravity through pseudotensor [2] or the inflation [3] before the Big Bang. Quantum fluctuation provides a natural explanation for how that energy may have come out of nothing in the universe.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a flat universe, the positive energy associated with matter and vacuum energy is balanced by the negative energy associated with their gravity [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]. In other words, the positive energy associated with matter and vacuum is balanced by the negative energy associated with the distortions it creates in the space-time.…”
Section: Main Hypothesis Of the Papermentioning
confidence: 99%