String Theorist Observed A Gravitational ‘Deep Universe’ Anomaly Here On Earth

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Jul 22, 2017 · 1 min read

Modern physics has accustomed us to strange and counterintuitive notions of reality — especially quantum physics which is famous for leaving physical objects in strange states of superposition. For example, Schrödinger’s cat, who finds itself unable to decide if it is dead or alive. Sometimes however quantum mechanics is more decisive and even destructive.

Symmetries are the holy grail for physicists. Symmetry means that one can transform an object in a certain way that leaves it invariant. For example, a round ball can be rotated by an arbitrary angle, but always looks the same. Physicists say it is symmetric under rotations.

Once the symmetry of a physical system is identified it’s often possible to predict its dynamics…

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