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← It is dark matter, not ordinary matter, that drives galaxy formation; ordinary matter just comes along with it.
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energy Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: It is dark matter, not ordinary matter, that drives galaxy formation; ordinary matter just comes along with it. It is dark matter, not ordinary matter, that drives galaxy formation; ordinary matter just comes along with it. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Dec 2023
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Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dark matter need not be one simple thing: a fraction of it may radiate its own dark light and collapse into a thin disk. — tap to centre the map on it Dark matter need not be one simple thing: a fraction of it may radiate its own dark light and collapse into a thin disk. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Dec 2023
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Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Physicists did not invent dark matter and dark energy to rescue their theories — they would much rather the answer were something cooler, and the data will not allow it. — tap to centre the map on it Physicists did not invent dark matter and dark energy to rescue their theories — they would much rather the answer were something cooler, and the data will not allow it. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences. — tap to centre the map on it A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Dec 2023
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Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Information is not lost in a black hole; the paradox is a crisis handing us clues, not a sign that quantum mechanics fails. — tap to centre the map on it Information is not lost in a black hole; the paradox is a crisis handing us clues, not a sign that quantum mechanics fails. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Physics will be unified again as it has been before; the obstacle is that relativity and quantum mechanics already explain almost everything we can measure. — tap to centre the map on it Physics will be unified again as it has been before; the obstacle is that relativity and quantum mechanics already explain almost everything we can measure. Last stated a year ago
14 Jun 2025
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Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Copenhagen interpretation taught to physics students is a God-awful mess; many-worlds is beautiful because it needs fewer ingredients and one equation. — tap to centre the map on it The Copenhagen interpretation taught to physics students is a God-awful mess; many-worlds is beautiful because it needs fewer ingredients and one equation. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cheap synthetic fuel made from sunlight and air would help China more than America, because it frees China from the oil it has to import. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap synthetic fuel made from sunlight and air would help China more than America, because it frees China from the oil it has to import. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Information is the most fundamental unit of the universe, more fundamental than energy or matter. — tap to centre the map on it Information is the most fundamental unit of the universe, more fundamental than energy or matter. Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The frontier of new physics is not high-energy particle physics or quantum gravity, but the problems of life and intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it The frontier of new physics is not high-energy particle physics or quantum gravity, but the problems of life and intelligence. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jun 2024
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Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are