Several physicists have proposed theories that try to unite quantum mechanics with Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
But a new study goes one step ahead; it not only links the two theories but also suggests that gravity emerges from quantum entropy.
The study author, Ginestra Bianconi, who is a physicist and a professor of applied mathematics at the Queen Mary University of London, proposes that “gravity is derived from an entropic action coupling matter fields with geometry.”
In simple words, this means that gravity is not a fundamental force by itself but instead comes from the way matter interacts with the shape (geometry) of space. This interaction is driven by entropy, which is a measure of disorder in a system.
This indirectly suggests that a lack of entropy growth might cause gravitational effects to diminish, leading to unpredictable consequences for our universe.
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