Physicists trace particles back to the quantum vacuum
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Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have directly observed "strange quarks" that originated as virtual particles spontaneously emerging from the quantum vacuum, confirming a 30-year-old theoretical prediction. By analyzing particle collisions at near-light speed, researchers traced how these virtual particle pairs became real particles with matching spin directions, potentially solving mysteries about proton mass.
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