Re:Researcher proposes model replacing dark energy/matter to...
by tekla on Friday April 18, 2025 @08:44AM
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Hey I'm sure a bunch of Youtube videos from Collier and Sabine makes you an expert in the field of physics because they make you feel smart.
Re:Researcher proposes model replacing dark energy/matter to...
by flqn on Friday April 18, 2025 @05:47PM
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"Just FYI I have a PhD in cosmology" is the credentials for the poster being an expert.
Re:Researcher proposes model replacing dark energy/matter to...
by andrewflnr on Friday April 18, 2025 @10:25AM
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She's done some interesting stuff, but I really hate that Collier video. It seems to have badly muddied the water.
Basically, our equation isn't working, and roughly speaking the equation has gravity on the left hand side and matter content on the right hand side. Matter tells spacetime how to curve and spacetime tells matter how to move, is the old motto. Because the equation isn't working, we have two options: modifying the left hand side or modifying the right hand side (or both). In my perception, researchers refer to the first option as theories of modified gravity, and the other option as theories of dark matter.
Putting both options into one category is over simplifying the situation and isn't helpful.