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Does energy really exist? | Priyamvada Natarajan, Avshalom Elitzur, and Bernard Carr on the enigma of energy
Philosophy For Our Times
The Vibrant Nature of Vacuum Energy
In quantum mechanics, the uncertainty principle prevents the existence of zero energy, even in a seemingly empty jar. The vacuum is not void but filled with vibrancy, where particles and antiparticles continuously form and annihilate, creating a dynamic energy flux. Experimentally, it has been shown that accelerating a molecule within a vacuum can lead to radiation, similar to Hawking's black hole radiation theory. While extracting energy from vacuum seems remarkable, the universe's balance ensures that any imbalance created will eventually be corrected.
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