What is zero-point energy or Fermi energy?

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(N/A) Zero-point energy is the lowest possible energy that a quantum mechanical physical system may have. Unlike in classical mechanics,quantum systems fluctuate even in their ground state. For a gas of fermions,the energy of the highest occupied state at absolute zero temperature $(0 \ K)$ is called the Fermi energy $(E_F)$.

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