theory of gravity

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theory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθɪə.ri/us
/ˈθɪr.i/
a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion ...
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gravity
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɡræv.ə.ti/us
/ˈɡræv.ə.t̬i/
the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to ...
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We can, however, make some assumptions about what a possible quantumtheoryofgravitywould be like.
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As of yet, there is no definitive quantumtheoryofgravity.
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Thetheoryofgravityallowed scientists to construct a plausible heliocentric model for the solar system quickly.
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Any alternativetheoryofgravitywould imply immediately an alternative cosmological theory since current modeling is dependent on general relativity as a framework assumption.
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In thetheoryofgravity, physicists often discuss a point mass, meaning a point particle with a nonzero mass and no other properties or structure.
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Although general relativity is not the only relativistictheoryofgravity, it is the simplest such theory that is consistent with the experimental data.
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Although it was not immediately appreciated by the practitioners, it was a natural framework in which to produce a quantumtheoryofgravity.
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General relativity was the only known relativistictheoryofgravitycompatible with special relativity and observations.
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Currently, there is still no complete and consistent quantumtheoryofgravity, and the candidate models still need to overcome major formal and conceptual problems.
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There have been many different attempts at constructing an idealtheoryofgravity.
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Nowadays, people study teleparallelism purely as atheoryofgravitywithout trying to unify it with electromagnetism.
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Loop quantum gravity inherits this geometric interpretation of gravity, and posits that a quantumtheoryofgravityis fundamentally a quantum theory of spacetime.
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At low energies, this approach proves successful, in that it results in an acceptable effective (quantum) fieldtheoryofgravity.
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Could there be more mass in the universe than we are aware of, or is thetheoryofgravityitself wrong?
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Hence, string theory predicts that the actualtheoryofgravityis a scalar-tensor theory rather than general relatity.
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This theory, like its string theory predecessors, is an example of a quantumtheoryofgravity.
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Had he not relied on the occult idea of action at a distance, across a vacuum, he might not have developed histheoryofgravity.
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The loop theory is today considered a candidate for a quantumtheoryofgravity.
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Even thetheoryofgravityis wrong.
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Unlike supergravity theory, string theory was able to accommodate the chirality of the standard model, and it provided atheoryofgravityconsistent with quantum effects.
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