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Physics

Quantum Field Theory

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In Quantum Field Theory, the vacuum is not empty: it is a seething sea of virtual particles that pop in and out of existence, and this activity influences the properties of real particles.

Why this is interesting

You know that light behaves as both a wave and a particle—but what if everything in the universe, including you, is just a ripple in an invisible ocean of fields?