Could the principle of the zero point energy universe be used for infinite energy?

My understanding of the hypothesis is somewhat hazy, so I probably have gotten something wrong.

But as I understand it, the total energy density of the universe is either very small or exactly zero, because all of the positive energy is outweighed by negative energy"”gravity, if I recall correctly.

The vacuum genesis hypothesis takes this idea a step further. We already know that energy spontaneously creates itself, but lasts for immeasurably short amounts of time (particles and antiparticles spontaneously appear in a vacuum). So what if the universe is like this? The beginning of the universe may have been a quantum vacuum that experienced quantum fluctuations, and boom. Lots of mass, but also (maybe) an equal amount of gravity. The total energy density of the system didn't change, so all the laws of physics are happy.

My question"”could this principle be used by some Type III or IV civilization to create infinite energy? Whatever energy you create could be balanced out by the gravitational energy it creates, yes? Granted, I'm pretty sure there's no known way to even begin to do something like this, but is such a thing at least permitted within the laws of physics?

posted about 8 years ago

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