Now here's an experiment that seems really, really cool, and one that albeit I'm probably only barely grasping.
So, they say there are three dimensions + time for the concept of "spacetime," right? What if the third dimension isn't separate, but rather a function of time itself? The world would be holographic, essentially meaning that it can be quantized: like a camera, the universe has "pixels." These pixels would be the Planck Length.
The Fermilab Holometer will use interferometers to shoot lasers into space in different directions, and then bring these lasers together to see if they're out of step. If they're out of step "in the same jitter," then this holographic noise should provide strong evidence for the Planck Length, a hypothetical length that until now was thought to be beyond the bounds of measurement.
Kinda cooool! Hope the project gets up and running soon. Can't wait to see what they turn up!
So, they say there are three dimensions + time for the concept of "spacetime," right? What if the third dimension isn't separate, but rather a function of time itself? The world would be holographic, essentially meaning that it can be quantized: like a camera, the universe has "pixels." These pixels would be the Planck Length.
The Fermilab Holometer will use interferometers to shoot lasers into space in different directions, and then bring these lasers together to see if they're out of step. If they're out of step "in the same jitter," then this holographic noise should provide strong evidence for the Planck Length, a hypothetical length that until now was thought to be beyond the bounds of measurement.
Kinda cooool! Hope the project gets up and running soon. Can't wait to see what they turn up!
