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Physicists find evidence gravity may be holographic
Original: Gravity seems to be holographic: physicists discover it can collapse the dimensions of space but don't yet know what tha
Physicists report new evidence suggesting gravity is holographic, meaning it may allow the dimensions of space to collapse into fewer dimensions, as if the universe were encoded on a lower-dimensional surface. The finding, covered by Quanta Magazine, is striking but its implications for the nature of reality remain unknown, and researchers are still working out what a holographic universe would actually mean.
Why now: Fresh research suggesting space itself may have fewer dimensions than it appears is a profound claim about the nature of reality, drawing wide scientific and public interest.
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- Gravity seems to be holographic: physicists discover it can collapse the dimensions of space but don't yet know what that means for reality https://www. quantamagazine.org/gravity-see ms-holographic-what-does-that-mean-for-reality-20260925/ # science # physics # cosmology · fedifind@flipboard.social · 11
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