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re: "Ordinarily these pairs self-annihilate almost instantly, but if these virtual particles separate immediately, they can avoid annihilation, creating a true vacuum bubble. The Wuhan team’s equations show that such a bubble has the potential to expand exponentially, causing a new universe to appear."
Interesting article you posted. Thanks! The above excerpt from it is not too different from what I was describing, albeit I didn't remember it having to do with "pairs" of particles but, rather, a spontaneously formed particle with durability for whatever reason.

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