Single nanoscale hybrid system for studying the vacuum fluctuation field
Date | 6th, Nov 2023 |
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Source | Phys.org - Scientific News Websites |
DESCRIPTION
When you think of empty space, you almost certainly imagine a vacuum in which nothing interesting can ever happen. However, if we zoom in to tiny length scales where quantum effects start to become important, it turns out that what you thought was empty is actually filled at all times with a seething mass of electromagnetic activity, as virtual photons flicker in and out of existence.