zero-point energy

The higher energy state of the zero-point energy makes it inherently unstable, and very quickly—in less than a millionth of a millionth of a millionth of a millionth of a second—the false vacuum would collapse, reverting to the true vacuum, with its everyday zero-point energy that we observe in our universe.

According to this theory of inflation, it is the nonzero zero-point energy that created the stars and galaxies.

A zero in quantum mechanics means that the entire universe—including the vacuum—is filled with an infinite amount of energy: the zero-point energy.

Interpreted strictly, the zero-point energy is limitless.

Even if the zeros at the center of black holes don’t provide an easy way to travel through space, the zero of quantum mechanics provides an alternative: the zero-point energy might be the ultimate fuel.