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12 questions linked to/from In layman's terms, what is a quantum fluctuation?
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Did quantum fluctuations create matter and energy out of nothing?
I found a popular science article explaining that the existence of the Higgs particle can be interpreted to mean that matter and energy are created by quantum fluctuations of nothingness (i.e. the ...
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In what sense is the word "quantum fluctuation" used here?
I found this paper: On the origin of the LIGO "mystery" noise and the high energy particle physics desert, currently only published on arXiv as far as I can tell.
I do not understand any of ...
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"Active quantum fluctuations" due to the quantization of the gravitational field?
This is a follow-up to the question In what sense is the word quantum fluctuation used here?
In arXiv:0710.3787 it is stated on page 7 that there are "active fluctuations in the intrinsic ...
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Do quantum fluctuations cause variations in energy density across space?
Suppose that the early universe was filled with energy uniformly. Would quantum fluctuations cause variations in energy density across space resulting in regions with higher and lower energy density ...
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Would virtual particles "dissolve" objects given enough time?
Suppose for the sake of argument that you have an object in a vacuum. According to QFT, virtual particle pairs pop in and out of existence constantly. Given enough time, would it be reasonable to ...
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Why the uncertainty principle implies the vacuum fluctuations? [closed]
Why the vacuum fluctuations (Especificly, the creation of especial particles from vacuum) are
direct consequence from Heisenberg's uncertainty principle?
I heard it from a Youtube video, but there's ...
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Empty Space type of energy
What is empty space?
What kinds of energy are in empty space?
What is the process by which the raw energy of space condenses to form matter?
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Quantum fluctuations in early universe
Why do quantum fluctuations of fields arise at high energies and temperatures?
What is the mathematical formulation of these quantum fluctuations?
Why are the sizes of these quantum fluctuations ...
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What's the difference between vacuum particle-antiparticle annhiliation and regular annihilation?
Why does vacuum particle-antiparticle creation and annihilation result in nothing rather than photons? What is the difference between that and regular annihilation that does result in photons.
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Probability of Vacuum Fluctuations near Charges
A short, simple enough question, if you know about field theory, which unfortunately I don't.
Are vacuum fluctuations more probable near a charge, for example an electron with negative charge?
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quantum fluctuations and the virtual particles
In the introduction of chapter-12 of “An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory” by Peskin and Schroeder I encountered this line: “The quantum fluctuatuations at arbitrarily short distances appear in ...
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Computations for Quantum Vacuum Fluctuations
For quite some time the notion of quantum vacuum fluctuations is bothering me.
What exactly is the theoretical origin of this notion? This notion has become quite common in physics and is used to ...