University of British Columbia (UBC) physicists may have solved one of nature’s great puzzles: what causes the accelerating expansion of our universe?
PhD student Qingdi Wang has tackled this question in a new study that tries to resolve a major incompatibility issue between two of the most successful theories that explain how our universe works: quantum mechanics and Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
University of British Columbia (UBC) physicists may have solved one of nature’s great puzzles: what causes the accelerating expansion of our universe?
PhD student Qingdi Wang has tackled this question in a new study that tries to resolve a major incompatibility issue between two of the most successful theories that explain how our universe works: quantum mechanics and Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
The study suggests that if we zoomed in–way in–on the universe, we would realize it’s made up of constantly fluctuating space and time.
“Space-time is not as static as it appears, it’s constantly moving,” said Wang.
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