These Physicists Want to Ditch Dark Energy
These Physicists Want to Ditch Dark Energy
Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder analyzes a recent paper that challenges the existence of dark energy. The paper's authors propose a 'timescape' model, suggesting our universe is a non-uniform patchwork of matter and voids. This structure would mean the observed accelerated expansion is a local misinterpretation rather than a universal truth, potentially making dark energy obsolete. Hossenfelder weighs the evidence and arguments, concluding that while the idea is compelling, it is too early to dismiss the concept of dark energy entirely.
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sabine is ever the critic, but i appreciates that she gives room for debate and counter points. she certainly has a chance on being right in this debate (if it can be proven in our lifetimes).
it is shocking growing up to learn so much about dark matter and dark energy only to come to understand that these are concepts meant as placeholders and the possibility of not needing them at all is very real.
the real question is, at what price should humanity pay to learn the answer sooner than later?
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