[net.physics] The nature of the vacuum

thomas (08/13/82)

>From the September issue of Science 82:

"... the proton attracts friends, other subatomic particles, seemingly
from nowhere.  And these friends have friends.  What you end up with is
a little community surrounding the proton ....  Incidentally, this
unplanned picnic that springs up around subatomic particles is quaintly
called the vacuum."

=Spencer Thomas
(Please excuse me if this is a repeat).