What is the quantum mechanical description of seemingly empty space surrounding a black hole?
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A frothing sea of virtual particle-antiparticle pairs
Quantum mechanics dictates that the vacuum is not truly empty but is highly active, constantly witnessing the fleeting appearance and annihilation of virtual particle-antiparticle pairs.
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