2024-04-16 07:41:23
Modern scientific advances are bringing scientists closer to the possibility of testing theories that previously remained unconfirmed.
This was reported by the ScienceAlert portal.
These theories concern the fundamental laws of nature, including gravity, dark matter and energy. For a long time it was believed that either new physics exists, or existing cosmological models need to be revised. Research into understanding dark matter and energy continues, and some scientists are seeking to interpret these phenomena through the lens of new physical concepts.
Scientists from NASA have published a new study in the journal Physical Review D, proposing the use of new spacecraft to search for evidence of new physical phenomena in the solar system. Researchers have previously explored the potential application of solar gravitational lens flight, which could greatly enhance astronomical observation capabilities.
They also considered the possibility of advanced extraterrestrial civilizations using stellar gravitational lenses to transfer energy between different star systems. Gravitational lensing is a phenomenon in which gravitational fields bend spacetime, causing light to deviate from its straight path.
This effect was predicted within the framework of general relativity by Albert Einstein and was subsequently confirmed by observations, making it an important tool for the study of cosmology and gravity. In the second half of the 20th century, observations of the rotation curves of galaxies and the expansion of the Universe revealed discrepancies with expectations based on existing theories of gravity.
This led to the emergence of new concepts aimed at explaining gravitational phenomena in large-scale structures of the Universe. The study’s authors suggest that the mysterious properties of dark matter and dark energy may be associated with some unknown physical phenomena.
In their new study, the scientists focused on how spacecraft arranged in a tetrahedral formation could be used to study the Sun’s gravitational field. Ultimately, the future mission will aim to test general relativity on the smallest scale, something that remains underexplored today.
Earlier, Cursor wrote that physicists are considering the possibility that time may not exist at all. They suggest that time has no place in the new formulas that try to unify quantum mechanics and relativity.
2024-04-16 07:41:23