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Title: Alternative Explanantion to Dark Energy
Post by: lionel.heron on January 01, 2015, 02:28:13 PM

http://phys.org/news/2014-12-alternative-explanation-dark-energy.html (http://phys.org/news/2014-12-alternative-explanation-dark-energy.html)

A new study by University of Georgia professor Edward Kipreos suggests that changes in how people think about time dilation—the slowing of time predicted by Albert Einstein—can provide an alternate explanation of dark energy.
Title: Re: Alternative Explanantion to Dark Energy
Post by: daveandton on January 01, 2015, 09:23:36 PM
That is so interesting but very deep. I wonder what the string theorists make of that
Dave
Title: Re: Alternative Explanantion to Dark Energy
Post by: Mike Mitchell on January 01, 2015, 11:27:28 PM
I think String Theory is all but gone by the wayside now. Even Sheldon Cooper's given up working on it.  :wink
Title: Re: Alternative Explanantion to Dark Energy
Post by: Dataman on January 02, 2015, 03:51:49 AM
For those interested in this subject, I recommend an excellent book by Lee Smolin, "The Trouble with Physics".
http://www.audible.com/pd/Science-Technology/The-Trouble-with-Physics-Audiobook/B003O5RZEM
Also, there is currently a raging debate in Physics as to the existence of time. It may not exist but if it does, the current definition(s) are inadequate.
Cheers
Title: Re: Alternative Explanantion to Dark Energy
Post by: daveandton on January 02, 2015, 09:04:47 AM
Forget all that    42 seems as good as anything
Dave       biggrin
Title: Re: Alternative Explanantion to Dark Energy
Post by: Dataman on January 03, 2015, 04:27:08 AM
Quote from: daveandton on January 02, 2015, 09:04:47 AM
Forget all that    42 seems as good as anything
Dave       biggrin
"Deep Thought" Dave  :rofl:
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