Quantum Foam

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of space-time bending based on mass, much like a field. Quantum mechanics deals with the same topic but replacing Einstein’s field with particles or waves, allowing space to be a field from which particles/waves spring from. Some may question if two theories are already semi-legitimate and respected on the same topic, why attempt to introduce a third? Both relativistic gravity and quantum mechanics leave room for questions, such as explaining why and how masses seem to “appear and disappear” in different parts of the universe. Quantum foam is more apparent on a smaller scale on a scale such as?10?^(-33), at this scale we can see what space “looks like.” Wheeler believed that at this scale space becomes foamy, changing its geometric shape/structure/texture. On a larger scale space appears smooth allowing for beginnings for plants, starts, etc.; however, at a smaller scale the foam becomes more evident due to the continual existence and non-existence of quantum elements. Based on ...

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