Tracking down quantum fluctuations of the vacuum to explore the limits of physics
Absolutely empty—that is how most of us envision the vacuum. Yet, in reality, it is filled with an energetic flickering: the quantum fluctuations.
Absolutely empty—that is how most of us envision the vacuum. Yet, in reality, it is filled with an energetic flickering: the quantum fluctuations.
Quantum Physics
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Earth Sciences
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Earth Sciences
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Environment
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General Physics
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