Although the theory is promising, the duo point out that they have not yet completed its proof. The theory uses a technical procedure known as renormalization, a mathematical way of dealing with infinities that show up in the calculations.

So far Partanen and Tulkki have shown that this works up to a certain point—for so-called ‘first order’ terms—but they need to make sure the infinities can be eliminated throughout the entire calculation.

“If renormalization doesn’t work for higher order terms, you’ll get infinite results. So it’s vital to show that this renormalization continues to work,” explains Tulkki. “We still have to make a complete proof, but we believe it’s very likely we’ll succeed.”

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    18 hours ago

    “theory” LMAO

    I’m not trying to be too flippant but this gets posted over and over again and it’s basically gobbledygook and fancy word salad

    (Bullshit)

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      The word “theory” is misused here. It should be “hypothesis”.

      A scientific theory is something that’s well established, has a working understanding, and is verified through multiple experiments.

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      15 hours ago

      It’s so annoying how ridiculously terrible science journalism is. Like weirdly enough it’s probably more clickbait than celebrity tabloids.

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        Oh hell yeah. Just look at quantum computing. It’s a giant hoax & funding/investment shell game, and you have journalists who have convinced people but there’s actually quantum computers that can do things. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. It’s so farcical and depressing, every time I point out that quantum computing is a hoax, thousands of uninformed buffoons show up to tell me what an idiot I am. And this is all science, it’s a giant bullshit act now.

        https://youtu.be/shFUDPqVmTg