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All fields in particular electromagnetic fields have fluctuations. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In the old days of the classical mechanics the vacuum was what remained when emptied a container of all its particles and lowered temperature down to absolute zero. The quantum vacuum and the cosmological constant problem core. Zinkernagely to appear in studies in history and philosophy of modern physics abstract the cosmological constant problem arises at the intersection between general relativity and quantum. An important consequence is the necessity of vacuum fields to account for particle. If you dont know some basics about quantum mechanics it may be a bit hard to write an answer in just the right balance between accuracy and understandability, but lets try. We assume that particles are pointlike objects even when not observed. Paraoanu submitted on 5 feb 2014, last revised 12 dec 2014 this version, v2 abstract. An introduction to quantum electrodynamics kindle edition by milonni, peter w download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. If sewer gas is drawn into the quantum vacuum, it could cause an.
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