SMRTR Science & EngineeringJan 5, 2026Quanta Magazine

In Quantum Mechanics, Nothingness Is the Potential To Be Anything

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Even when a box appears completely empty with all matter and gases removed, quantum mechanics reveals it still contains quantum fields that constantly fluctuate and create virtual particles from nothing. This quantum vacuum demonstrates that true emptiness doesn't exist, as nothingness itself holds the potential to spontaneously generate anything.

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