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- Can virtual particles transfer momentum?
My understanding is that virtual particles don't really exist. However, they somehow come into existence under certain circumstances. For example, in the Casimir Effect the virtual particles on the outside of the plate now have the capacity to transfer momentum and kinetic energy to the plates to cause the plates to move together. Did these virtual particles on the outside of the plate all of a sudden become "real"?