The Universe it appears, is a weird and wonderful place.
I agree, it sounds far fetched on face value, but isn't this the case with most of quantum mechanics?
I suppose also a couple of centuries ago, the non absolute nature of space and time would have also seemed far fetched.
I've read two books on string theory and it's derivitives, and many scientists describe it as beautifully mathematically represented.
But talking of 6, 10 or more dimensions is still hard to fathom.
And despite a hell of a lot of anti string propaganda that's going round at the moment, the problem really is one of technology or lack thereof, and our inability to observe at such levels.
Thinking about this stuff makes my head ache...
Irrespective of my head ache but, we do have evidence that it certainly takes place...The Casimir effect.
The particle pair creation scenario is not violating any conservation law, because they are only virtual, existing for less than the Planck time.
Occurring at such levels, and within the limit of the uncertainty principal, means that no law of matter/energy of which we are more familiar is violated.
Far fetched? hard to understand? agreed.....but the Casimir effect supports it.