Friday, June 3, 2011

Quantum Foam Strikes Again

That's my most popular YouTube video.  Well, it ( Quantum Foam) is in the news again.
Quantum theory predicts that a vacuum is actually a writhing foam of particles flitting in and out of existence.

I don't know about the "writhing" part, but they come "into and out of existence" (at the Planck scale) in my video.  I suppose the "writhing" part is when they "happily mix."

What do they do with the mirrors?  Hmm.
For example, if two mirrors are placed extremely close together,
Then what happens?
Pendry says that the result, if it stands up, is bound to generate excitement. "Work in this area stirs considerable passion in the breasts of physicists."
Ok.  Good to see that they are enjoying themselves.

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