A team of scientists has announced an amazing discovery – they were able to create matter from nothing. The experiment, conducted in January 2022, took advantage of the unique properties of graphemes to create strong electric fields in a simple laboratory, making it possible to create particle-antiparticle pairs, Big Think reports. However, it is worth noting that according to the laws of physics, there really is no empty space. Quantum fields exist even when there are no particles.
Accordingly big idea, the latest experiment proved that a theory shared 70 years ago was correct. Julian Schwinger, one of the founders of quantum field theory, proposed that the universe could make something out of nothing.
The Schwinger effect is a theory that predicts a phenomenon whereby matter is created by a strong electric field. The predictive model comes from quantum electrodynamics (QED) in which electron-positron pairs are formed spontaneously in the presence of an electric field.
The latest experiment done by the researchers here University of Manchester It will help scientists understand that the universe is capable of creating something out of nothing. Interest in this phenomenon arose when researchers began studying the Big Bang theory, which led to the creation of the universe as we know it.
This is the first time the Schwinger effect has been observed in a laboratory setting. Until now, all theories have said that it can only happen in high-energy regions like black holes and neutron stars.
On Earth, very strong electric fields are created at laser facilities, but despite the strongest of these electric fields, the creation of matter has never been successfully achieved.
