Tuesday, February 17, 2009

quantum field theory

These force carrying particles are virtual particles and, by definition, cannot be detected while carrying the force, because such detection will imply that the force is not being carried.

Particles that cannot be detected while carrying the force? Their intrinsic existence necessitates the inability to detect their existence. If they are doing what they are supposed to be doing you cannot detect them. I wonder how much more of the universe exists in this way. How many things are there that you cannot detect, because if you were to realize that they were there they would not be active. Fuck this is intense.

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