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Quantum gravity narrows the hunt for a possible fifth fundamental force
science2 months ago

Quantum gravity narrows the hunt for a possible fifth fundamental force

A new quantum gravity framework based on asymptotic safety narrows the parameter space for a hypothetical fifth fundamental force, ruling out part of the possible strength and range and suggesting that high-precision gravity experiments—like atomic interferometry and lunar laser ranging—could test these ideas and potentially reveal observable effects of quantum gravity at macroscopic scales.

Fractal Space-Time: A Scale-Symmetric Path to Predictive Quantum Gravity
science5 months ago

Fractal Space-Time: A Scale-Symmetric Path to Predictive Quantum Gravity

Physicist Astrid Eichhorn explains that gravity may be made predictive at all scales via asymptotic safety—a scale-symmetric, fractal-like space-time that reaches a fixed point around the Planck scale, linking microscopic physics to particle properties, constraining some dark-matter candidates, and potentially coexisting with other quantum-gravity approaches—while remaining testable through experiments.