PBS Space Time - S2017E39: The Vacuum Catastrophe

Name: The Vacuum Catastrophe
Genre: Documentary, Talk
Released: 2017-11-03

Nov 03, 2017Documentary, TalkSeason 2017, Episode 39

If vacuum energy really does have the enormous value predicted by quantum field theory then our gently expanding, geometrically flat universe shouldn’t exist. This is the vacuum catastrophe.

Cast: Matthew O’Dowd

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All Episodes - Season 2017

01How to See Black Holes + Kugelblitz Challenge AnswerJan 04, 2017 02The EM Drive: Fact or Fantasy?Jan 17, 2017 03The Phantom SingularityJan 19, 2017 04Why Quasars are so AwesomeJan 25, 2017 05The Geometry of CausalityFeb 02, 2017 06Telescopes of TomorrowFeb 15, 2017 07The Eye of Sauron Reveals a Forming Solar System!Feb 22, 2017 08The Treasures of Trappist-1Mar 01, 2017 09The Race to a Habitable Exoplanet - Time Warp ChallengeMar 08, 2017 10Time Crystals!Mar 15, 2017 11Superluminal Time Travel + Time Warp Challenge AnswerMar 22, 2017 12How Time Becomes Space Inside a Black HoleMar 29, 2017 13Telescopes on the MoonApr 05, 2017 14The Oh My God ParticleApr 19, 2017 15Are You a Boltzmann Brain?Apr 26, 2017 16Are We Living in an Ancestor Simulation?May 03, 2017 17The Great American EclipseMay 10, 2017 18Martian EvolutionMay 17, 2017 19The Fate of the First StarsMay 31, 2017 20Supervoids vs Colliding Universes!Jun 07, 2017 21Anti-Matter and Quantum RelativityJun 21, 2017 22The First Quantum Field TheoryJun 28, 2017 23Feynman's Infinite Quantum PathsJul 07, 2017 24Solving the Impossible in Quantum Field TheoryJul 12, 2017 25The Real Star WarsJul 19, 2017 26The Secrets of Feynman DiagramsJul 26, 2017 27Dark FlowAug 02, 2017 28The One-Electron UniverseAug 10, 2017 29Extraterrestrial SuperstormsAug 16, 2017 30First Detection of LifeAug 24, 2017 31White HolesAug 30, 2017 32Neutron Stars Collide in New LIGO Signal?Sep 13, 2017 33The Future of Space TelescopeSep 20, 2017 34Are the Fundamental Constants Changing?Sep 28, 2017 35When Quasars Collide STJCOct 04, 2017 36Absolute ColdOct 11, 2017 37The Nature of NothingOct 19, 2017 38The Missing Mass MysteryOct 25, 2017 39The Vacuum CatastropheNov 03, 2017 40Zero-Point Energy DemystifiedNov 08, 2017 41Suicide Space RobotsNov 22, 2017 42Citizen Science + Zero-Point Challenge AnswerNov 29, 2017 43Understanding the Uncertainty Principle with Quantum Fourier SeriesDec 06, 2017 44The Origin of Our First Interstellar VisitorDec 13, 2017 45Extinction by Gamma-Ray BurstDec 20, 2017

PBS Space Time S2017E39 Synopsis

Stream PBS Space Time "The Vacuum Catastrophe" in HD quality on Goojara. Originally aired on 2017-11-03, this episode is part of Season 2017 of PBS Space Time. Featuring performances from Matthew O’Dowd among the cast. With a runtime of 12m, the episode keeps you engaged throughout. As part of this Documentary and Talk series, the episode continues to build on the show's compelling narrative. If vacuum energy really does have the enormous value predicted by quantum field theory then our gently expanding, geometrically flat universe shouldn’t exist. This is the vacuum catastrophe.