Science Fact of the Day August 4, 2009
Posted by spatialrift47 in SFoTD.trackback
Due to the uncertainty of quantum mechanics, pairs of particles literally appear from nothing and then vanish again. This happens all the time, everywhere. Yes, even there.
So, I’ve wondered. Taking the uncertainty relation to its extreme, does that mean there are constantly nigh-infinite energy particles appearing around us for infinitesimal amounts of time? Or is there a limit to the energy? Is there a limit to time? Is time quantized?
In order: Yes, no, there’s a lower limit to duration if time is quantized, probably.
IF? I want concrete answers!!! Wooooo!