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The speed of light may have changed recently

New form of loop quantum gravity arrives

For the first time, physicists have observed quantum
states which are quantized under the effect of the gravitational field.

Quantum gravitation states - The vertical motion of ultracold neutrons comes in quantized size.

Dark matter no longer present - Physicists have developed a new model in which behaviour of gravity becomes a bit different at cosmological level leading to the acceleration of the universe.

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Einstein wrote his great field equation, and a revolution began in the realm of Science. After a long and tedious 8 years’ effort, this one man errand came to an end, and hence did end the traditional attitude of people towards Science. Einstein’s equation uprooted everything in Science that was created out of common sense. Things like length contraction & time dilation in special relativistic framework or in gravitational field, constancy and finiteness of signal transfer, unification of space and time were some of the mind-boggling surprises which seemed to defy our sense perception.
 
Human activity was reduced to just a mere first order approximation of the grandeur frame work ofthe universe. And, one needed just a piece of paper, a pencil and a coagulation of neurons to unveil the secrets of natural laws. But, surprises were still to arrive. In 1925, a young artist made a square box with some e’s and i’s in it (placed in a regular pattern) and created a Science where a die decided the fate of everything. There is a non-zero probability that it was Heisenberg’s mind that did it. And then evolved a theory where indeterminism played the master role. As a consequence of further research, the Quantum theory became the first theory where conscious mind played a vital role in framing cosmos.
 
Relativity and Quantum theory have developed into two great masterpieces of Science. They describe the universe perfectly in their own jurisdiction. Both these theories are extremely successful and have worked very well upon all expectations. But things are still incomplete. Imagine giving a physics exam where the answers to all questions are single, a homogenous (heterogeneous for laymen) mixtures of weird symbols, separated by a seemingly familiar ‘equal to’ sign. Everyone would make a perfect score. It is this answer that the whole Physics community is searching for - The Unified Field Theory, a single medicine for all troubles. Einstein was the first man (quite usually) who gave the concept of a unified picture of the universe. Since then, all the giant minds of this planet have jumped into this greatest adventure for the search for the ‘ultimate truth’. Stephen Hawking calls this endeavour reading God’s Mind. Whole elementary research in Physics will come to an end after the discovery of this law and humans will have every tool that could describe the behaviour of observed data, lest new surprises arise. So, what is it all about? Is just the unification of gravity and quantum mechanics the only requirement, or are there more troubles to be removed? In this website, you will learn about the great discoveries starting from Newtonian era to the present, the unification theories and the troubles faced by them. You will also come across some philosophical challenges in Science and troubles in understanding how quantum things work.
 
So, get ready to be drawn into a world where things mean more than just formulas and equations and where everything is magical, but only for those who have learnt to appreciate the elegance of Science or want to learn so.
 
 
 

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