Gravitation as a research area investigates the fundamental interaction responsible for the attraction between masses, spanning classical, relativistic, and quantum regimes. It encompasses the study of Newtonian gravity for weak-field, low-velocity systems, general relativity for strong-field and cosmological phenomena, and experimental and observational tests across scales from laboratory to astrophysical and cosmological. The field also includes gravitational wave physics, black hole and neutron star dynamics, precision tests of the equivalence principle, alternative and modified gravity theories, and efforts toward quantum gravity, such as loop quantum gravity, string-inspired models, and semiclassical approaches, with strong connections to cosmology and high-energy theory.
Let's rewind the clock back…oh, I don't know, let's say a hundred years. It was 1917, and Einstein had just developed his general theory of relativity. It was a masterpiece, giving us our modern-day view of the gravitational ...
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For obvious reasons, we do not know what the inside of a black hole looks like. But thanks to theoretical physics, we can ask what the inside should look like if Einstein's theory of gravity and the rules of quantum mechanics ...
Does dark matter follow the same laws as ordinary matter? The mystery of this invisible and hypothetical component of our universe—which neither emits nor reflects light—remains unsolved. A team involving members from the ...
Astronomy
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Casting a swirling shadow, a glowing candle flame sways eerily before flaring up once more. As ghostly as it looks, this flame dance is not the result of any force—paranormal or otherwise—but rather the lack of one: gravity.
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Unifying gravity and quantum theory remains a significant goal in modern physics. Despite the success in unifying all other fundamental interactions (electromagnetism, strong force and weak force) with quantum mechanics and ...
For more than a century, physics has been built on two great theories. Einstein's general relativity explains gravity as the bending of space and time.
General Physics
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Researchers at Hiroshima University have developed a realistic, highly sensitive method to detect the Unruh effect—a long-predicted phenomenon at the crossroads of relativity and quantum theory. Their novel approach opens ...
General Physics
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Few ideas in modern science have reshaped our understanding of reality more profoundly than space-time—the interwoven fabric of space and time at the heart of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.
Astronomy
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A research team led by Prof. Jiao Chengliang at the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators, has introduced a self-consistent model that addresses long-unresolved theoretical gaps ...
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We're often told it is "unscientific" or "meaningless" to ask what happened before the Big Bang. But a new paper by FQxI cosmologist Eugene Lim, of King's College London, UK, and astrophysicists Katy Clough, of Queen Mary ...
Astronomy
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