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PBS Space Time
The Phantom Singularity
Season 3
Episode 10
Isaac Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation tells us that there is a singularity to be found within a black hole, but scientists and mathematicians have found a number of issues with Newton’s equations. They don’t always accurately represent reality. Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity is a more complete theory of gravity.
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Challenge question: if 1kg of apples is $5 and 2kg is $10, how much is -1kg of apples?
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The hubble constant--the rate of expansion of our universe--has consumed astronomers.
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The foundations of quantum theory rests on its symmetries.
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Astronomers are the worst at naming things. Dark energy AND dark matter?
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What you think is a perfect reflection might be universe that is fundamentally different.
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Let me tell you a story about virtual particles. It may or may not be true.
