physorg.com — Scientistshave measured the gravitational equivalent of a magnetic field for the first time in a laboratory. Under certain special conditions the effect is much larger than expected from general relativity and could help physicists to make a significant step towards the long-sought-after quantum theory of gravity.
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zethMar 24, 2006
Have a look at The Elegant Universe if you want to learn more about this in an easy way.<a class="user" href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program_d.html">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program_d.html</a>
sflorgMar 24, 2006
If you would like to see the full story including the two pre print pdfs you need to go here<a class="user" href="http://www.sflorg.com/sciencenews/scn032306_02.html">http://www.sflorg.com/sciencenews/scn032306_02.html</a>
Closed AccountMar 24, 2006
The works of fiction do not have to rigorously conform to the physical world as does any physical theory. This is a very very unfair comparison.Admittedly, Scientific American can be overly sensational at times, talking about bulls**t like time travel, warp drive and what not - this is not what most serious physicist think about. Of course Scientific American has an interest in maintaining readership (very difficult) so they have to plaster their covers with really sexy stuff
Closed AccountMar 24, 2006
Awesome, thanks.BTW, you should be able to access these articles for free if you on a college campus. Most schools will probably have a subscription.
izzieMar 24, 2006
Seems you haven't updated your knowledge: for some years now there have been multiple string theories that contradict one another, and now all these string theories have been unified under one single theory: the M theory. for a starter: <a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-theory_(simplified)">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-theory_(simplified)</a><a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_Theory">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_Theory</a><a class="user" href="http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbw.cgi?Gw=M">http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbw.cgi?Gw=M</a> theoryoh and maybe you don't know yet the best part of this physics theory: it has been mathematically demonstrated.
forgetfulcaMar 24, 2006
"the simplest solution is the right one" '"Ah, but "the simpler the theory, the more likely it is to be correct" 'If you'll look again, I'm sure you'll agree these aren't the same thing, which is my whole point: people generally misquote Occam to mean the simpler of two choices MUST be right. Both you and the translated Occam's agree that the complexity of the solution affect it's *likelihood* of being right. In reality, either by your suggestion or Occam's, you don't declare a solution based on these factors, you select a possible solution and test it first.
cantoralMar 29, 2006
Dr. Martin Tajmar is probing fundamental science here. If he is right, gravity will be less mysterious; he even envisions that a combination of electric and gravity effects could take us closer to levitation.
miketravMar 25, 2009
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