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Virtual Particles Nuclear & Particle Physics Transient Quantum Fluctuation Transient quantum field fluctuations that mediate interactions between real particles, constrained in lifetime by the energy-time uncertainty principle. ΔE Δt ≥ ℏ / 2, q² ≠ m² c² (Off mass-shell)