virtual particle

"Last night at dinner, she spent most of the time talking about virtual particles."

"They're emerging out of the virtual particles that are already present everywhere."

As with any physical theory, there are limits to the validity of the virtual particle picture.

Like virtual particles, no investigator is supposed to see this."

Are virtual particles really constantly popping in and out of existence?

It has something to do with virtual particle creation, which goes on everywhere in the universe all the time.

Though I'll ask the others about virtual particle transient barrier, whatever.

Virtual particles spring into being and disappear, vast quantities of them.

This gives rise to virtual particles and other very esoteric ideas.

In other words, virtual particles drive the accelerated expansion of the Universe.

Experiments have shown that these virtual particles are indeed present, although we cannot detect them directly.

Virtual particles turn out to be the culprits responsible for this phenomenon.

It turns out that only some virtual particles will pop into existence in between the plates.

Replies: I think the simple answer is that it depends on whether or not the virtual particle has mass.

The closer the plates are, the lower the virtual particle density, and the higher the speed of light.

Some field interactions which may be seen in terms of virtual particles are:

Thus we have experimental evidence that virtual particles exist and have real effects.

Virtual particles showered out, draining energy without leaving the fields.

In perturbation theory, forces are generated by the exchange of virtual particles.

One includes a virtual particle accelerator, where they can see how electrical resistance works.

This could result in a virtual particle crossing a large gap faster-than-light.

The mean decay time depends on the mass of the intermediate virtual particle, and in this case can be very long.

Virtual particles cause a comparable shielding effect for the mass of the electron.

The longer the virtual particle exists, the closer its characteristics come to those of ordinary particles.

A virtual particle can be considered a manifestation of quantum tunnelling.