In recent years, quantum inequalities have been proven which greatly constrain the magnitude and duration of negative energy densities seen by an observer. However, it has recently been shown that there is no restriction on the amount of negative energy that can be found in a given volume of space at a fixed time. An explicit example of a quantum state in flat spacetime which illustrates this behavior will be presented. Some of the implications of this result will also be discussed.
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