A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought "theory of everything" by uniting gravity with the quantum ...

Of the four fundamental forces of physics ... background noise. With LIGO just recently firing back up after a three-year break for upgrades, we should soon be able to put the idea of quantum ...

Repulsive gravity at the quantum scale ... First light The cosmic microwave background, as imaged by the European Space Agency’s Planck mission. (Courtesy: ESA and the Planck Collaboration) In ...

Bringing gravity into the fold has been the goal of generations of physicists, who have struggled to reconcile the incompatibility of two cornerstones of modern physics: quantum field theory and ...

A new theory of quantum gravity, which attempts to unite quantum physics with Einstein's relativity ... rate by examining the cosmic microwave background, the pervasive "afterglow" of the Big ...

Modern physics is founded upon two pillars ... of spacetime infects quantum systems and causes them to localise. Gravity background: Newton's theory of gravity, gave way to Einstein's theory ...

But if experimental evidence ever proves it real, we would need to totally rewrite the laws of physics ... background, to really put the theory through its paces. Emergent gravity remains an ...

In 2009, theoretical physicist Erik Verlinde proposed a radical reformulation of gravity. In his theory ... Emergence is common throughout physics. The property of temperature, for example ...

A rift runs deep through the heart of physics. The general theory of relativity, which describes gravity, clashes with quantum physics. In an effort to seal that physics fissure, untold numbers of ...