Hi, i'm currently looking for theories and research on an aspect of elementary particles proposed under physics.
Is there any theories on a proposed "time" particle that propels things through time the same way the graviton can be attributed to the force of gravity? Any papers on this? anyone know of any theories about this?
2006-12-05 03:22:27 · 4 answers · asked by jleslie4585 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Been on Google all I'm getting is Star Trek stuff, i'm looking for real research
2006-12-05 03:32:36 · update #1
The spacial theory of relativity tells us that time is simply another dimension of a 4d manifold (think bedsheet) so there isnt a time particle in the same way that there isnt an x-, y-, z-particle.
Quantum mechanics tells us nothing of how a particle moves it simply assigns a probability of moving betweens spacetime points. I suppose the two main contemporary theories dealing with this issue are string theory and loop quantum gravity. For loop quantum gravity reviews search for Rovelli but it might not be useful because time evolution of these systems is still conjectured and unproven.
2006-12-05 03:55:03 · answer #1 · answered by poohead120b 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In science fiction, these particles are called "chronitons." That's probably the Star Trek stuff you've been finding.
But, there is a PROPOSED quantum particle called a "chronon." This is just a theoretical particle, though. There's a short article about chronons in Wikipedia. See the link.
2006-12-05 11:54:22 · answer #2 · answered by Jared Z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is found that the existence of spacetime foam leads to a situation in which the number of fundamental quantum bosonic fields is a variable quantity. The general aspects of an exact theory that allows for a variable number of fields are discussed, and the simplest observable effects generated by the foam are estimated. It is shown that in the absence of processes related to variations in the topology of space, the concept of an effective field can be reintroduced and standard field theory can be restored. However, in the complete theory the ground state is characterized by a nonvanishing particle number density. From the effective-field standpoint, such particles are 'dark'. It is assumed that they comprise dark matter of the universe. The properties of this dark matter are discussed, and so is the possibility of measuring the quantum fluctuation in the field potentials.
2006-12-05 11:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by veerabhadrasarma m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GO ON GOOGLE!!! lol
2006-12-05 11:25:42 · answer #4 · answered by purplegiraffe06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋