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Re:The Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing’ Imaginable by est on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @10:58PM (#33270321)
> that virtual particles are in fact actual particles

I assume that means those "virtual particles" behave almost like actual particles. e.g. have a rest mass or not.

This helps lay person understand physics better.

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Re:The Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing’ Imaginable by hilbert42 on Friday October 21, 2022 @04:03AM (#33285672)
Depends on the definition of a particle, and 'virtual particles' aren't the same as 'real' particles. As I said above it'd be a good idea to change the name, it'd stop lots of confusion.
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