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QUANTUM VACUUM STATE [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
CONT

The quantum vacuum is the ground state of energy for the Universe, the lowest possible level. Attempts to perceive the vacuum directly only lead to a confrontation with a void, a background that appears to be empty. But, in fact, the quantum vacuum is the source of all potentiality.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale
CONT

Le vide quantique est, contrairement au vide absolu, un état qui n'est ni inerte, ni statique, ni absolu. Il a une dynamique et est en permanence en pleine ébullition; le vide quantique est le théâtre de créations et destructions de particules en tout genre. Il se remplit et se vide donc de lui-même et peut ainsi avoir une température non-nulle.

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