what is the basic problem in relativity ´theory or quantom theory, that we should find another BIGGER theory than those ?
2007-01-09 05:16:42 · 4 answers · asked by ahmad asali 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Quantum mechanics and special relativity are actually quite happy with each other (google Dirac Equation). It's general relativity that doesn't play nice. GR involves deformations of the space-time metric that have no representation in QM. The ST metric is the local rule for how displacements are measured. QM can only handle flat space where the Pythagorean Theorem applies.
2007-01-09 15:18:05 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are certain fundamentals in Quantum Physics such as Uncertainty that do not have a counterpart in Relativity. Both theories predict well enough, however at very small or very large scales, Relativity fails while Quantum Physics is successful.
2007-01-09 15:52:48 · answer #2 · answered by Qyn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This has happened before. We saw the effects of gravity - and understood them well enough for everyday purposes - long before we understood how mass interacts with space-time (and we still don't understand it completely).
We knew that people got sick long before we were able to understand, let alone see, germs and bacteria.
Darwin hypothesized a system whereby traits were handed down through species long before we understood the genetic mechanics of how this could be done.
We'll peel this onion, like we've done most of the others.
2007-01-09 13:25:06 · answer #3 · answered by TimmyD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at the wiki on quantum gravity.
http://www.wikipedia.org/search-redirect.phpsearch=quantum+gravity&language=en&go=Go
2007-01-09 14:00:28 · answer #4 · answered by vejjev 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋