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Physics

Vacuum Polarization

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Vacuum polarization causes the effective electric charge of a particle to become stronger at very short distances—a prediction of quantum electrodynamics that has been experimentally confirmed.

Why this is interesting

Empty space looks perfectly empty, but quantum mechanics reveals it's a seething sea of fleeting particles. How could this invisible activity actually alter the strength of an electric field?