Research
Many physicists now believe that gravity and the fabric of the universe are just a giant web of connected quantum information
Earth.com · By Eric Ralls ·
The Brief
- Two scientists report that Einstein's mathematics for gravity can be explained by something that is not a force.
- The source frames gravity as possibly emerging from a web of connected quantum information.
- The article's coverage is a single news report, and no independent commenters' views are provided.
Why it matters
If gravity can be derived from quantum information rather than treated as a fundamental force, it would change how physicists think about the basic structure of spacetime.
Who’s affected
- physicists working on gravity and quantum theory
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