Zero Point Energy: ?

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Scalar field theory defines a scalar potential as the vacuum virtual particle flux (I believe, correct me if I'm wrong)

You are wrong.

Yes, scalar field theory applies a scalar value to every point in space (a vacuum).

This is wrong.
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Scalar field theory applies a scalar value to every point in space

This is correct.

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The burden of proof is on you, if you're suggesting that it would be observed, since you are making a claim that every almost every physicist in the world would disagree with.

No fundamental scalar fields have been observed in nature, though the Higgs boson may yet prove the first example. However, scalar fields certainly do appear in the effective field theory descriptions of many physical phenomena.

In physics, an effective field theory is an approximate theory (usually a quantum field theory) that includes appropriate degrees of freedom to describe physical phenomena occurring at a chosen length scale, while ignoring substructure and degrees of freedom at shorter distances (or, equivalently, at higher energies).

The Higgs boson (nicknamed the God particle) is a massive scalar elementary particle predicted to exist by the Standard Model in particle physics. At present there are no known fundamental scalar particles in nature.

And once the world was flat and my balls are made from brass. One day you may also eat your words.