Is the fabric of our universe actually made of tiny, discrete grains?
In short: Professor Fay Dowker explores the evolution of physics, tracing the journey from Newtonian mechanics to the cutting-edge theories investigating whether spacetime itself possesses a granular or atomic structure.
This lecture examines the historical interaction between Newtonian physics and Einstein's general relativity. Professor Fay Dowker, a theoretical physicist at Imperial College London, investigates the fundamental nature of the universe through the lens of quantum gravity.
A central focus of her research is the hypothesis that spacetime is not smooth, but is instead fundamentally granular or atomic, a concept that challenges our traditional understanding of the cosmic fabric.
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