But a strong gravitational field throws classical predictions off. Einstein postulated three ways this theory could be proved. One was by observing the stars during a total solar eclipse.

The study says that the gravitational distortions observed in distant galaxies exhibit subtle discrepancies with the ...

Gravity is the only major force in the universe that doesn’t fit into our current quantum framework, driving the pursuit of a ...

Gravitational distortions produced by distant galaxies show a slight—but notable—disagreement with Einstein's predictions.

A multi-institutional team of physicists is proposing an experiment to test whether gravity behaves as a quantum entity when ...

The theory, which Einstein published in 1915 ... and track their movements in the strong gravitational field of a companion pulsar," Professor Ingrid Stairs from the University of British Columbia ...

The quantum and gravitational theory group works on a wide range of topics in theoretical physics, from string theory to quantum information, condensed matter, and cosmology. Professor Albion Lawrence ...

If another gravity theory is correct, "then the broader implications are enormous," astrophysicist Stacy McGaugh told ...

Why is the expansion of our universe accelerating? Twenty-five years after its discovery, this phenomenon remains one of the greatest scientific mysteries. Solving it involves testing the fundamental ...

It states that complex gravitational theories in a high-dimensional ... CFT stands for conformal field theory, which ...