
The Zero-Point Emergent Gravity (ZEG) framework proposes that gravity and the cosmological constant emerge from quantum vacuum fluctuations in a dense superfluid of zero-point energy. Local gradients in vacuum density induce curvature via Sakharov-style loops, while uniform bulk density remains inert — a degravitation mechanism that suppresses the naive Planck-scale vacuum energy by the holographic factor: (ℓPl/RH)2≈10−122(\ell_{\text{Pl}}/R_H)^2 \approx 10^{-122}(\ell_{\text{Pl}}/R_H)^2 \approx 10^{-122} , yielding the observed Λ≈10−26\Lambda \approx 10^{-26}\Lambda \approx 10^{-26}kg/m³ without fine-tuning. The Hubble constant H0H_0H_0arises as the velocity gradient of the cosmic-scale vortex sustaining the observable universe, recovering the measured value (~73 km/s/Mpc) from vacuum dynamics alone. This model eliminates dark energy and dark matter as separate entities, deriving cosmic acceleration and structure formation from gradient-restricted fluctuations. The framework is falsifiable and offers a parsimonious alternative to $\Lambda$CDM patches.
Degravitation, cosmological constant, Quantum Vacuum, Holographic Principle, emergent gravity, Induced Gravity, Dark Energy Alternative, Theory of Everything, vacuum fluctuations, Hubble Tension
Degravitation, cosmological constant, Quantum Vacuum, Holographic Principle, emergent gravity, Induced Gravity, Dark Energy Alternative, Theory of Everything, vacuum fluctuations, Hubble Tension
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