Results Registry Noteworthy Result Canonical physics The vacuum catastrophe is a 10^120 discrepancy between the theoretical QFT vacuum energy and the observed cosmological constant -- the worst prediction in the history of physics, with no other discrepancy in natural science approaching this magnitude.
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The worst prediction

The vacuum catastrophe is a 10^120 discrepancy between the theoretical QFT vacuum energy and the observed cosmological constant -- the worst prediction in the history of physics, with no other discrepancy in natural science approaching this magnitude.

IV.R99 Physics Book IV metaphorical not applicable

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Registry evidence

  • Registry item: IV.R99
  • Type: remark
  • Scope: metaphorical
  • Lean status: not_applicable
  • Book / part / chapter: Book IV · Part 5 · Chapter 44

Result summary

The vacuum catastrophe is a 10^120 discrepancy between the theoretical QFT vacuum energy and the observed cosmological constant – the worst prediction in the history of physics, with no other discrepancy in natural science approaching this magnitude.

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Curation rationale

  • physics-facing terms: cosmological, energy, vacuum
  • result-facing terms: constant, prediction
  • candidate is better handled as evidence for an inferred existing public surface

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