AaronElsewhere t1_jczp814 wrote
Reply to comment by Djinnanetoniks in IVO Ltd. to Launch Quantum Drive Pure Electric Satellite Thruster into Orbit on SpaceX Transporter 8 with partner Rogue Space Systems by ComfortableIntern218
So layman me wondering where do these particles come from? I.e. if it's accelerating half the pair away, then it needs a steady supply of more pairs. Are these photons?
Djinnanetoniks t1_jczpql5 wrote
No they are "virtual particles" that are spontaneously generated and annihilated within the quantum foam. Any more concrete explanation would need someone who actually understands the math of quantum mechanics in this field, which I am not :P
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