Quantum Inequalities - Energy Conditions in Quantum Field Theory

Energy Conditions in Quantum Field Theory

The situation in quantum field theory is rather different: the expectation value of the energy density can be negative at any given point. In fact, things are even worse: by tuning the state of the quantum matter field, the expectation value of the local energy density can be made arbitrarily negative.

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