What are virtual particles?
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Published 2024-04-17
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All Comments (21)
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This is the clearest explanation of virtual particles I've seen.
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I love how the more advanced physics gets, the more it sounds like you're just making stuff up. :)
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9:29 It’s great that Dr. Don reminds us that there’s plenty of room to understand all this better. That scientific theories are our current best understanding, not absolute facts.
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There are channels that provide pretty satisfactory explanations, but yours always shines in that regard, I'm so glad I stumbled upon it, thanks for the video!
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More of the deep dives please, great to get to field theory which does explain this tricky subject and clears the mind.
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That cover of Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” at the end is brilliant. Props to whoever made that!
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I thought that was one of your best videos, especially the bit right at the end.
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Im just a layman but this dude makes THE best explanations I have ever heard. Are these seriously free videos? These feel like they should be behind a paywall.
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The real question, I think, is "are particles real?". The more I learn about QFT, the more convinced I become that particles are just an emergent phenomenon at macroscopic scales. Virtual particles aren't any less real than particles on the mass shell, but that doesn't actually make them real.
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Finally an explanation that is understandable and not intentionally "mysterious".
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0:42 - "I mean, just look right there. Do you see particles appearing and disappearing?" Me: "Oh, those particles? I thought we were calling them floaters. Maybe it's time I got my eyes checked."
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I can't wait for the next string of videos. Sounds like they are going to be epic. Thanks!! 🎉
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I still miss the mustache😋
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This was a really great video, thank you. Appreciate all the work you do to make advanced topics accessible to curious laymen like myself.
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Love this channel. Great explanation.
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always a fun day when fermilab uploads!
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Thank you, Don, you are always worth watching!
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I find it such a wonderful relief to learn about Quantum Field theory in this way. I very much appreciated the assertiveness, driving home the validity of this model. I know the standard joke is that the more one learns about QM the less one understands it, but here I find it actually *quite intuitive*. I am waiting with bated breath for more videos discussing these concepts further! I'm actually enchanted. Great video.
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With all of space being full of virtual particles, how do things move through space without any drag/friction?
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Great and straight forward explanation
