Thursday, 9 October 2025

Against Virtual Particles as Real Entities

Virtual particles are sometimes described as ephemeral objects popping in and out of existence. Relationally, these are mathematical tools for tracking interactions, not actual entities. Imagining them as real reinforces substance-based thinking and distracts from the patterned relational dynamics they represent. They are bookkeeping devices, not ghosts.

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