Does Nothingness Exist? | Quanta Magazine

Even empty space bubbles with energy, according to quantum mechanics — and that fact affects almost every facet of physical reality. The theoretical physicist Isabel Garcia Garcia explains to Steven Strogatz why it’s so important in modern physics to understand what a true vacuum is.

Does Nothingness Exist? | Quanta Magazine Home Does Nothingness Exist? Read Later Share Copied! Comments Read Later Read Later The Joy of Why Does Nothingness Exist? By Steven Strogatz July 26, 2023 Even empty space bubbles with energy, according to quantum mechanics — and that fact affects almost every facet of physical reality. The theoretical physicist Isabel Garcia Garcia explains to Steven Strogatz why it’s so important in modern physics to understand what a true vacuum is. Read Later Peter Greenwood for Quanta Magazine Introduction By Steven Strogatz Podcast Host July 26, 2023 View PDF/P

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