1 Zero Point Energy: Thermodynamic Equilibrium and Planck Radiation Law

Abstract: In a recent paper, we proved that Planck’s radiation law with zero point energy is equivalent to the combined assumptions of zero point energy hypothesis, the quantum law and the approximated Boson statistics. Here, we apply the principle of maximal entropy to show that Planck’s radiation law with zero point energy represents a state of thermodynamic equilibrium. Introduction In a recent paper [1], we proved that Planck’s radiation law with zero point energy [2] is equivalent to the combined assumptions of the zero point energy hypothesis, the quantum law and the approximated Boson statistics. Planck applied the principle of maximal entropy to a volume i