Quantum Foam

Multimedia · Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 EDT 2014

OSTI ID:1189959

Lincoln, Don

The laws of quantum mechanics and relativity are quite perplexing however it is when the two theories are merged that things get really confusing. This combined theory predicts that empty space isn’t empty at all – it’s a seething and bubbling cauldron of matter and antimatter particles springing into existence before disappearing back into nothingness. Scientists call this complicated state of affairs “quantum foam.” In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln discusses this mind-bending idea and sketches some of the experiments that have convinced scientists that this crazy prediction is actually true.

• Research Organization: FNAL (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States))
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 1189959
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
QUANTUM MECHANICS
THEORY OF RELATIVITY
QUANTUM FOAM
SPECIAL RELATIVITY
RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM MECHANICS
MATTER
ANTIMATTER
QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
QED
HEISENBERG UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE
VIRTUAL PARTICLES
ELECTRON
MUON