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10 cm
Human Hand
Let's start our journey into the quantum world. We'll zoom in a trillion trillion times to see what "empty" space is really made of.
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10⁻⁵ m
Living Cell
We've zoomed in 10,000x. Cells are the building blocks of life—but they're made of something even smaller: molecules.
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10⁻⁹ m
DNA Helix
Nanometer scale! DNA carries your genetic code. But molecules are made of atoms...
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10⁻¹⁰ m
The Atom
An atom! It's mostly empty space—the nucleus is 100,000x smaller than the electron cloud around it.
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10⁻¹⁵ m
Atomic Nucleus
Femtometer scale. Protons and neutrons are packed here—but THEY have structure too. They're made of quarks!
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10⁻¹⁸ m
The Quantum Vacuum
We're one QUINTILLIONTH of a meter across—1/1000th the size of a quark. Here, "empty" space is ALIVE with virtual particles!
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QUANTUM VACUUM SYMPHONY
Welcome to the Quantum World
You're now watching the most fundamental layer of reality. Virtual particle pairs constantly pop into and out of existence, borrowing energy from the vacuum itself.
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QUANTUM VACUUM SYMPHONY

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⚛ QUANTUM CONTROLS
Vacuum Energy50%
Time Scale1.0x
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LIVE: What's Happening
✨ Quantum Vacuum Active
The vacuum is "borrowing" energy to create particle pairs. This is allowed by Heisenberg's uncertainty principle!
Energy:2.47×10⁻¹² J
Particles:0
Annihilations:0
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Electron
Mass: 0.511 MeV/c²
Charge: -1
Spin: 1/2
10⁻¹⁸ m
1/1000th the size of a proton
📊 STANDARD MODEL
I
II
III
Q
uup
ccharm
ttop
ggluon
γphoton
ZZ boson
HHiggs
ddown
sstrange
bbottom
WW±
L
eelectron
μmuon
τtau
νee-neutrino
νμμ-neutrino
νττ-neutrino
📐 STANDARD MODEL LAGRANGIAN
ℒ = −¼FμνFμν − ¼GaμνGaμν
+ iψ̄γμDμψ + |Dμφ|² − V(φ)
− yfψ̄φψ
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Gauge Field Term
−¼FμνFμν
This describes how force-carrying particles move through space.
Example: How light (photons) travels from the Sun to your eyes.
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Welcome to the Quantum Vacuum
You're looking at the most fundamental layer of reality. Even "empty" space is alive with virtual particles constantly flickering in and out of existence.