The Evidence for Modern Physics: How We Know What We Know Season 1 Episode 23 What We Know about Quantum Foam

Few claims of physics are as absurd as that empty space is writhing with "virtual" particles -- a foam of particles, antiparticles, and photons that appear and disappear with riotous abandon. Learn how Heisenberg's uncertainty principle gives rise to this phenomenon of getting something from nothing, and discover that it is a crucial consideration for engineers creating microelectronics.