zero-point energy: Quick Facts

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Absolute zero energy free energy potential energy kinetic energy mechanical energy binding energy internal energy radiant energy radiation combustion geothermal energy

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Italian-born physicist Dr. Enrico Fermi draws a diagram at a blackboard with mathematical equations. circa 1950.

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