- Black
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Gravity
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're going to need a definitive quantum theory of gravity, which is part of a grand unified theory - it's the main missing piece.
- General Relativity
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have to have a combination of general relativity that describes the warping of space and time, and quantum physics, which describes the uncertainties in that warping and how they change.
- Nov 07, 2020
'Closed timelike curve' is the jargon for time travel. It means you go out, come back and meet yourself in the past.
- Law
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whether you can go back in time is held in the grip of the law of quantum gravity.
- Human Race
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- Nov 07, 2020
The human race has a yearning to explore. That's part of our biological and psychological makeup.
- Black Hole
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- Nov 07, 2020
A big misconception is that a black hole is made of matter that has just been compacted to a very small size. That's not true. A black hole is made from warped space and time.
- Black Hole
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- Nov 07, 2020
A black hole really is an object with very rich structure, just like Earth has a rich structure of mountains, valleys, oceans, and so forth. Its warped space whirls around the central singularity like air in a tornado.
- Black Holes
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- Nov 07, 2020
Gravitational waves will bring us exquisitely accurate maps of black holes - maps of their space-time. Those maps will make it crystal clear whether or not what we're dealing with are black holes as described by general relativity.
- Earth
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- Nov 07, 2020
When gravitational waves reach the earth, the waves stretch and squeeze space. This is a tiny stretch and squeeze. Far too small to detect with ordinary human senses.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020