Post by Shirish Pandit

QUANTUM & GRAVITATIONAL Theory - Which of them prevails? Can they be Unified? The decade-old mystery boils down to the following: Both are among the most tested and robustly proven theories regarding their existence. Yet if one of them is accepted as true and valid, the other one needs to be fundamentally revised (if not abandoned). Prof. Dr. Markus Aspelmeyer of IQOQI Vienna - Austrian Academy of Sciences gave a brilliant presentation, "How does Schrödinger's cat's clock tick?" at the Einstein Lecture Series, held at the Freie Universität Berlin. His team is working upon mind-boggling experiments, that aim to make "Quantum-size experiments big enough", so that "gravitational effects will start playing a measurable part". After the lecture, I had the lucky opportunity to exchange a word with him directly. My question: "Where do we, in real life, see problems, because we have these two theories, instead of a unified one? Or is it just an academic exercise (for now)?" He responded candidly, that for now it is an academic endeavor. I added, that the Hindu scriptures talk about the supreme #Brahman, whose multitude expression we see in all of manifestation, and yet who, at the same time, is the subtlest of all and beyond manifestation. This co-existence might be paradoxical to the rational brain, but such is the Almighty. He admitted knowing of similar concepts in Buddhism, and that concepts from eastern philosophy could be brought in here (FYI Shubhraji Namah). Another "Oh my God, that's incredible!" fact: Changes in gravitational force have actually been measured when the placement of the same experimental apparatus was raised by LESS THAN ONE MILLIMETER!! All in all, an inspiring and mind-broadening evening. Thanks to Leap Berlin / BERLIN QUANTUM for promoting it. Also a pleasant surprise to have met Jens Eisert in person. Günter M. Ziegler | Jürgen Renn | Initiativkreis Albert-Einstein-Haus Caputh e.V.