RedSquid

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[–] RedSquid@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Aye, I mentioned them in my second paragraph :D

The actual reality of a virtual particle is a bit of an open question though from my (admittedly limited) understanding. They seem to just be a figment of the maths required to arrive at the on-shell processes. A guy I spoke to recently was rather dismissive about a particular area of research as they don't really bother with interactions that lead to external particles. Like "Oh we can calculate gg -> gggg scattering super-duper fast compared to the old methods!" "Great, how does that help us exactly?"

[–] RedSquid@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It would also be physically impossible I'm pretty sure, to completely remove every single particle from an enclosed volume, as the more you remove, the harder it becomes to remove more? I dunno I'm not an experimentalist.

That's setting aside that even if you did somehow create a perfect vacuum in a box, you would then still have all the quantum fields permeating the box, some of which I guess would creat and annihilate virtual particles inside there continuously. A box that can block quantum fields would be truly impressive. Not sure what the hell you'd do with it but... it'd be a neat conversation starter :P

[–] RedSquid@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The wiki page on it makes it sound like shit tbh:

A reviewer argued that the supposed protagonist makes illogical and emotion-based arguments against incorporation while the supposed antagonists and defenders of the incorporation system make sensible and logical economic arguments that the system allows humans to reach their full potential through monetizing human capital, increasing the scope for more voluntary transactions, and gains from trade.[2]