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dvunkannon



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(Permalink) Posted: Feb. 26 2011,22:24   

From the News (to me) Dept.

Energy density of lasers could cause virtual particles to be created, thus disrupting the laser - aka there is a limit to attainable energy densities.
http://theastronomist.fieldofscience.com/2010/08/limits-on-lasers.html

Might be useful for beating creationists (like StephenB) over the head with when they start bleating objections to virtual particles.

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