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A proposed experiment could bring scientists closer to answering the long-standing question of whether gravity is a classical or a quantum phenomenon. (physics.aps.org)
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[–] A_A@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for this nice explanation. Also, I would underline some of the requirements of the setup :

... "the experiment requires long coherence times, torsion pendulums that lose little energy as they oscillate, and an ultracold environment." ...

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's definitely not an easy experiment, it's an order of magnitude easier than the other ideas though. It might even be within the realms of current equipment.

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Absolutely ! ...and science discoveries often comes from people who are creative and knows technology : both in capacities and limits.