"zero-point energy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zero-point energies [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German Nullpunktenergie. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Nullpunktenergie}} Calque of German Nullpunktenergie Head templates: {{en-noun|head=zero-point energy}} zero-point energy (plural zero-point energies)
  1. (physics, quantum mechanics) The lowest possible energy of a given quantum mechanical system. Categories (topical): Physics, Quantum mechanics Translations (lowest possible energy of a quantum mechanical system): nollapiste-energia (Finnish), ნულოვანი წერტილის ენერგია (nulovani c̣erṭilis energia) (Georgian), Nullpunktenergie [feminine] (German), energia di punto zero [feminine] (Italian), energie de punct zero [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-zero-point_energy-en-noun-nHyE3wcr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 81 19 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'lowest possible energy of a quantum mechanical system': 92 8
  2. (physics, physical chemistry) The kinetic energy possessed by (the particle constituents of) a substance at absolute zero temperature. Tags: physical Categories (topical): Physical chemistry, Physics, Zero Translations (energy possessed by an object at a temperature of absolute zero): nollapiste-energia (Finnish), ნულოვანი წერტილის ენერგია (nulovani c̣erṭilis energia) (Georgian), Nullpunktenergie [feminine] (German), energia di punto zero [feminine] (Italian), energie de punct zero [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-zero-point_energy-en-noun-mamFACaH Disambiguation of Zero: 42 58 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'energy possessed by an object at a temperature of absolute zero': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ground state energy, zero-point radiation, ZPE Related terms: zero-point field

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