This is a post about Virtual Particle Energy.
Definition: Virtual Particles are particle and anti particle pairs that pop up out of the vacuum of space and annihilate into energy.
The commonly accepted idea is that this annihilation energy returns to the vacuum from where it came. BUT
What if it stays in the universe?
Concepts such as Conservation of energy, the expansion of the Universe due to Dark Energy, the Casimir effect, and Hawking radiation, all have scientific support. But they also seem to be in conflict.
My suggestion is that when virtual particle pairs pop up out of the vacuum of space, and annihilate, the energy STAYS in the universe.
This energy from virtual particle annihilation, builds up and expands the universe.
This may be the cause of Dark Energy.
This would mean that the energy from virtual particle annihilation does the following:
Suggests a reason for dark energy that is expanding the universe.
Suggests the energy resulting from both the Casimir effect and Hawking radiation, remains in the universe.
Suggests that conservation of energy does not apply on the entire universe.
Further this annihilation process should produce some very tiny boson of massless energy that has no charge and travels the speed of light. Stay tuned for more.