Quantum spacetime more like foam rubber than beer foam
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A recent study of gamma-ray bursts (that originate from the collapse of a massive star) finds that spacetime is smoother on the quantum scale than expected (Image: Shutterstock)
A highly speculative image suggesting how a universe composed of quantum foam might appear at the Planck length (Image: Shutterstock)
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A recent study of gamma-ray bursts by Professor Robert Nemiroff and his colleagues at Michigan Technological University provides the first strong evidence concerning the small-scale smoothness of spacetime. Oddly, this examination of the very small is accomplished by measuring a handful of gamma-rays after they traveled over ten billion light years.
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