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Old 03-12-2009, 06:56 PM
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GR is broken, like it or not: it isn't compatible with the other similarly successful theory, Quantum Mechanics.
One can argue on the same basis that QM is broken because it's not compatible with GR on large scales.

The reality is that neither GR or QM (or QFT to be more precise) are "broken" theories, they are incomplete theories which is not the same thing. Both have been stunningly successful at the scales at which they operate.

Consider Newtonian theory of gravitation. It is an incomplete theory and an approximate solution to GR yet it is far more extensively used in celestial mechanics than GR. Clearly it is not a broken theory.

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Maybe, this solution/modification will work. Time and good application of the scientific method will tell. It is a novel solution worthy of exploration, especially if it can deal with the 2 great anomalies of our time: dark matter and dark energy.
As mentioned previously I'd like to study the mathematics behind the idea.

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