A Zero Energy Universe Scenario: From
Unstable Chemical States to Biological
Evolution and Cosmological Order
Erkki J. Brändas
Abstract A Zero-Energy Universe Scenario (ZEUS) is portrayed and its
implications are examined and clarified. The formulation is based on the algebra of
observables, e.g. the momentum-energy and their canonical conjugate partner
space-time. Operators represent them in quantum theory and classical canonical
variables in nonquantum applications. Conjugate operator/variable arrays impart a
united edifice for a zero-energy universe scenario, which corresponds to using a
non-positive definite metric for the manifestation of unstable states as recently
employed in the field of chemical physics. Analogous formulations within a general
complex symmetric setting provide a compelling analogy between Einstein’s theory
of general gravity and Gödel’s first incompleteness theorem. This scenario brings
together up-to-date theories in chemical physics with modern research in biology,
physics, and astronomy. This unification establishes an edifice for the various
arrows of time as well as authenticates Darwin’s Paradigm of Evolution from the
microscopic realm to the cosmological domain.
Keywords Conjugate operators Á Quantum-classical dichotomy Á Time concepts Á
Gravitational interactions Á Black holes Á Zero energy scenario Á Darwinian
evolution Á Gödel’s first incompleteness theorem
1 Introduction
Is our universe finite or infinite? Are there multiple copies of our universe? How did
the universe begin and how will it end? Does the world, as we know it, contain both
a physical- and a mental part, and if so, how are they related in the process
of evolution? Interweaved in this conundrum of fundamental problems waits
E.J. Brändas (&)
Department of Chemistry—Ångström Laboratory, Institute for Quantum Chemistry,
Uppsala University, Box 518, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
e-mail: Erkki.Brandas@kemi.uu.se
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
M.A.C. Nascimento et al. (eds.), Frontiers in Quantum Methods and Applications
in Chemistry and Physics, Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics 29,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14397-2_14
247
Unstable Chemical States to Biological
Evolution and Cosmological Order
Erkki J. Brändas
Abstract A Zero-Energy Universe Scenario (ZEUS) is portrayed and its
implications are examined and clarified. The formulation is based on the algebra of
observables, e.g. the momentum-energy and their canonical conjugate partner
space-time. Operators represent them in quantum theory and classical canonical
variables in nonquantum applications. Conjugate operator/variable arrays impart a
united edifice for a zero-energy universe scenario, which corresponds to using a
non-positive definite metric for the manifestation of unstable states as recently
employed in the field of chemical physics. Analogous formulations within a general
complex symmetric setting provide a compelling analogy between Einstein’s theory
of general gravity and Gödel’s first incompleteness theorem. This scenario brings
together up-to-date theories in chemical physics with modern research in biology,
physics, and astronomy. This unification establishes an edifice for the various
arrows of time as well as authenticates Darwin’s Paradigm of Evolution from the
microscopic realm to the cosmological domain.
Keywords Conjugate operators Á Quantum-classical dichotomy Á Time concepts Á
Gravitational interactions Á Black holes Á Zero energy scenario Á Darwinian
evolution Á Gödel’s first incompleteness theorem
1 Introduction
Is our universe finite or infinite? Are there multiple copies of our universe? How did
the universe begin and how will it end? Does the world, as we know it, contain both
a physical- and a mental part, and if so, how are they related in the process
of evolution? Interweaved in this conundrum of fundamental problems waits
E.J. Brändas (&)
Department of Chemistry—Ångström Laboratory, Institute for Quantum Chemistry,
Uppsala University, Box 518, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
e-mail: Erkki.Brandas@kemi.uu.se
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
M.A.C. Nascimento et al. (eds.), Frontiers in Quantum Methods and Applications
in Chemistry and Physics, Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics 29,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14397-2_14
247