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Does gravity create reality? A shocking path to a theory of everything | New Scientist

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Gravity might not just bend space — it might be the hidden architect of reality itself, and reconciling it with quantum mechanics could finally crack physics' greatest unsolved puzzle.

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Does gravity create reality? A shocking path to a theory of everything | New Scientist

Theory Briefing

  • Quantum mechanics brilliantly explains three of the four fundamental forces, but gravity has stubbornly resisted being folded into the same framework.
  • The new approach inverts the usual strategy — instead of quantizing gravity, it asks whether gravity itself generates the fabric of quantum reality.
  • If gravity is the root of reality rather than just another force, it could offer a long-sought 'theory of everything' unifying all physical laws.