From the Theory of Relativity to Quantum Gravity
It has been tested thousands of times and confirmed with increasing accuracy: Einstein's revolutionary theory of relativity is considered a cornerstone of modern physics. But despite its success story, the theory of curved space-time is increasingly being called into question. Current findings about the Big Bang, black holes and cosmic dynamics, as well as the search for the world formula, show that there must be a reality beyond Einstein's universe.
Are space and time made up of elementary building blocks? Is gravity just an illusion? Einstein's magnum opus is being put to the test – what will follow?
The author Rüdiger Vaas is a science reporter, astronomy and physics editor at the popular monthly magazine bild der wissenschaft and an accomplished expert in modern cosmology.
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