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asimov42
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Hi folks,
I have a question that I so far haven't been able to locate an answer to - it's mostly for curiosity.
If virtual particles are continually popping in and out of existence in the vacuum, why do they not produce a frictional force on objects moving at constant velocity through space? is there a reason (in not too technical terms, for a non-physicist) why the frictional effect is absent?
Thanks.
J.
I have a question that I so far haven't been able to locate an answer to - it's mostly for curiosity.
If virtual particles are continually popping in and out of existence in the vacuum, why do they not produce a frictional force on objects moving at constant velocity through space? is there a reason (in not too technical terms, for a non-physicist) why the frictional effect is absent?
Thanks.
J.