19–21 Jun 2024
NTNU Ålesund Campus
Europe/Oslo timezone

Virtual particles

19 Jun 2024, 13:20
20m
Naftadjupet (NTNU Ålesund Campus)

Naftadjupet

NTNU Ålesund Campus

Busses 1 and 12 from Ålesund Rutebilstasjon to Campus Ålesund
Plenary presentation Plenary presentations

Speaker

Nils-Erik Bomark (UiA)

Description

The common claim that vacuum is filled with virtual particles buzzing in and out of existence, has always bother me.
I will here argue for why I do not think this is a correct interpretation of the mathematics of QFT.
Note that I am not questioning any of the mathematics of QFT, merely the metaphysical interpretation often presented.

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