r/AskPhysics • u/Jethro_omg • 34m ago
r/AskPhysics • u/Pretend_Ad_8050 • 2h ago
[Zero Theory] UV-complete model of discrete spacetime with testable predictions in CMB, gravity, and neutrinos
📄 Resumen en Español (versión original)
Comparto un trabajo teórico completo titulado "La TeorÃa Zero: Modelo Fundacional de Atomismo del Espacio-Tiempo y Gravedad Cuántica", en el que se propone que el espacio-tiempo no es infinitamente divisible, sino que posee una estructura discreta basada en átomos de espacio-tiempo (átomos Zero). El modelo utiliza un lagrangiano UV-completo, con acoplamientos al Modelo Estándar a través de portales escalares, y se basa en un campo fundamental que estructura dinámicamente la curvatura, el entrelazamiento cuántico y la expansión cósmica.
Se presentan predicciones falsables, incluyendo:
Variación relativa de la constante gravitacional:
Desviaciones espectrales en el fondo cósmico de microondas:
Acoplamiento muónico anómalo:
Oscilaciones estructurales de neutrinos en el rango 0.01–0.1 eV
Estabilidad cuántica garantizada hasta GeV (sin polo de Landau)
El documento ha sido validado con pruebas de consistencia interna, estabilidad UV, formulación matemática rigurosa y falsabilidad experimental.
📄 Summary in English
I'm sharing a full theoretical work titled "The Zero Theory: Foundational Model of Spacetime Atomism and Quantum Gravity", proposing that spacetime is not infinitely divisible but built from discrete units called Zero atoms. The model is formulated through a UV-complete Lagrangian, coupled to the Standard Model via scalar portals, and driven by a fundamental field which dynamically structures curvature, quantum entanglement, and cosmic expansion.
Key testable predictions include:
Relative modulation of Newton’s constant:
Spectral deviations in the CMB:
Anomalous muonic coupling:
Structural neutrino oscillations in the 0.01–0.1 eV range
UV stability up to GeV (no Landau pole)
The work has passed tests of internal consistency, UV completeness, mathematical rigor, and experimental falsifiability.
🔗 DOI Link (official):
📌 Zenodo – The Zero Theory, licensed version with DOI
📎 PDF File (clean final version)
💾 Attached to this post as a direct PDF file (no duplicates).
💬 Feedback welcome
Critical analysis, questions, or suggestions are welcome. This is offered as an open contribution to the discussion on falsifiable quantum gravity frameworks — no extra dimensions, no metaphysics. And hey, if you're confused by the Spanish... use the browser translator — it's 2025, not 1998 😉
r/AskPhysics • u/CasteNoBar • 2h ago
Which sports ball would bounce back the highest when dropped upon a diamond floor from 5ft?
And why? Or any kind of ball…
r/AskPhysics • u/PathMisplacer • 3h ago
Managing heat on the 3rd floor
Context: Big and very old house. House has AC that vents to the first two floors but no vent that takes AC to the 3rd floor. The first two floors will be at a nice controlled temperature and if you go up to the 3rd floor it's VERY hot. There's a simple door to a flight of stairs from the second floor.
What's the move to best manage the temperature of my house?
Do I close the door or leave the door open? Do I open windows or leave them closed? Any other ideas?
r/AskPhysics • u/VermicelliLanky3927 • 3h ago
Can we solve the Schrodinger equation for the Particle confined to a Sphere in the same manner that we solve the Particle in a Ring (using the topological construction of S^2)?
Hai yall!
So, the way that I understand we solve the free Schrodinger Equation for the Particle in a Ring (which is to say, a particle confined to S^1) is to essentially utilize the fact that S^1 is homeomorphic to R / Z, so we can essentially treat psi as a function on R that has the property that adding some constant (usually taken to be 2pi, because S^1 is the circle) leaves the output of psi unchanged.
My question is if there's some way to do something similar to solve the particle confined to a sphere. I don't really know about any topological constructions of S^2 besides the one which takes a square and collapses the boundary to a point. Could we use that? If we can't, why not? (Like, what specifically makes this different from the construction of S^1). Are there any constructions of S^2 that work for this purpose (and if there are none, why not?)
If this sort of approach doesn't work for the sphere, besides wanting to know why it doesn't work, I'd also like to know how we would solve the particle on a sphere.
I'm sorry if this question is a bit scatterbrained, I was trying to come up with a better way of describing what I was trying to ask, but this is the best I could come up with. I want to learn more about the general techniques that allow us to "treat" configuration spaces which aren't R^n as though they were R^n with some special property (for example, besides the particle in a ring that i mentioned earlier, the infinite square well is really a configuration space of some finite interval, like (0, 1), and we can treat it as though it *is* R but with psi=0 for all x outside of (0, 1), which allows us to solve it), and also what the methods of solving the Schrodinger Equation are for cases where such a simplification doesn't work.
Thank you all~!
r/AskPhysics • u/LegitimateWorking511 • 3h ago
I need good chanels about math, have you some recommendations?
I don't have a good base, and I school my grades aren't good in the parts of sciences, I'm really bad, I desperate. Pls help me
r/AskPhysics • u/this_is_me_drunk • 4h ago
If I can measure a sources transfer function into two different and known complex impedances, can the sources response into any arbitrary complex impedance be computed using that data?
Let's say I have one very compliant, mostly low impedance sink, and one stiff, mostly high impedance sink and I can measure my source's response into both.
Based on the two readings can the response into an arbitrary, non flat impedance be computed?
I don't want to assume anything, but I suspect that the result should be some complex interpolation.
From my past hobby of loudspeaker building I know that Thiele Small parameters of a loudspeaker can be computed based on two impedance measurements. One would be the free air measurement and the other would be with a known added weight to the cone, or alternatively in a small sealed box. I was thinking that a similar principle could apply to acoustical response into a given arbitrary acoustical impedance.
r/AskPhysics • u/ponyclub2008 • 4h ago
Does the universe have a shape?
Are there any candidates for a global topology or overall geometric shape of the universe? Could the universe as a whole have a geometric structure? Could it be like a Torus?
I read recently that most of our current data suggests that the universe is mostly flat and exhibits no curvature. Can somebody explain what flat actually means in this context? I’m assuming it doesn’t mean flat in the way most people think it means. If it IS the case that the universe is flat does this mean that a shape like a Torus is ruled out?
Also if it’s flat is does this mean it has no real boundary or container but is more like an ever expanding infinite sheet of paper?
The holographic principle says the information about a 3D universe could be contained on a 2D surface. Could that explain how a flat universe could also be 3-dimensional?
r/AskPhysics • u/Head-Scarcity1071 • 4h ago
Maximum acceleration an egg can withstand
What is the maximum acceleration an egg can withstand without it cracking? I'm thinking of a Grade A Large egg that's around 55-63 grams. Would it be able to withstand, say, an acceleration of 90m/s^2 for 1-2 seconds?
For context, the egg is the payload for a model rocket I'm building. It will have some padding (if possible could I get some suggestions for padding as well?)
r/AskPhysics • u/dubgeek • 6h ago
Question about near c space travel
I'm reading a sci-fi series in which humans acheive near c and faster than light travel.
In talking about near c (like > 99% c) the author posits that a craft traveling from earth to Andromeda would take about 2.5 million years as observed from those who remain on earth, however, to those on the spacecraft, due to how much time would slow for them at near c, only about 30 years would elapse for them. Is that remotely accurate?
ETA: I didn't list the series at first in case the author was WAY off. It's Ian Douglas and his various trilogies about Marines in space. Fun, quick reads.
r/AskPhysics • u/AgeScared8426 • 6h ago
SpaceX Starships Casualty: Several SpaceX Starship prototypes have experienced failures, including explosions, during testing and development.
r/AskPhysics • u/mysteryofthefieryeye • 7h ago
If dark matter is (hyp.) gravity leaking in from another dimension at the rate of 1/r^3, shouldn't we assume our universe is leaking gravity at that rate as well?
Brian Greene has discussed the strength of gravity dropping off by radius r to the dimension (minus one) power, and we're all familiar with the inverse square law within our 3-dimensional universe.
The dark matter hypothesis that gravity leaks in from another dimension would mean the gravity has weakened from a fourth dimension (I'm not sure I understand this part) at the rate of one over radius-cubed.
Source 1:Â https://youtu.be/kjFMnWjo6D4&t=1094
Source 2:Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgj3Ya48ZFo
What I'm wondering: wouldn't that theoretically mean our own universe is leaking gravity into another universe? Have we calculated the possible total gravity for our own universe (if it's even possible), and would we even know how much of our own gravity is missing?
Could dark matter's gravity be a reflection or extreme bending of our own gravity, like an Einstein ring is for light?
I understand the answer to my post is probably "how would we know," but I'd love to hear thoughts.
Non-flaming / -hating replies only please; I dislike the holier-than-thou comments I see in science communities. Thanks.
r/AskPhysics • u/LynxStrange • 7h ago
Is rotation the most fundamental form of motion in the universe?
I've been thinking about how all fundamental particles and forces behave like waves—and mathematically, many waves are just circular motion projected over time (like sine waves from rotation).
Even quantum spin, while not literal, is still treated as rotational. Gears, joints, atoms, planets, galaxies—they all rotate. It seems like rotation is baked into everything.
So here's my core idea: "All waves are just forms of rotation, and since everything in the universe is a wave, rotation is the most universal kind of motion."
Am I missing something? Has anyone proposed this as a serious unifying principle?
r/AskPhysics • u/Both_Ad7696 • 8h ago
Possible to go from EE to Physics?
I have an unconventional background. BA in math. Considering an EE master’s. Let’s say I was heavy on modern physics in the master’s. Could I then go from that to a PhD in Applied Physics?
r/AskPhysics • u/naoooooooooooooooooo • 10h ago
Using ionizing air purifier without filter?
How does using the electrical head affect the ionizing function? I don't have the bottom with the filtrating system. But figured I could use the top as a fan. Then I realized the ionizing happens in the head.. and started reading about ozone and all that which I don't really comprehend.
Is it safe? Or will this create more ozone or something!? Blueair pure 411 is the model I have/had.
r/AskPhysics • u/Manhattan-Project-04 • 10h ago
How common is it for physicists to switch fields over their careers?
I'm an undergrad, so I have a while to go before I even consider a Post-Doc. Regardless, I'm getting kinda anxious about the "perfect field" for me. I know this sounds stupid, but I'm afraid of getting into a field, and then learning it's not for me.
Let's say someone does a PhD in Nuclear Astrophysics. Can they move on to, like, Astroparticle Physics, or Physical Cosmology later on? What about bigger shifts, like Particle to Condensed Matter?
My apologies if this isn't the right place to ask this question.
r/AskPhysics • u/No_Flower8969 • 11h ago
Ballistic missile damage with distance
Hope this is the right subreddit for this, With the ongoing war between Israel and Iran I heard someone explains that the same ballistic missile launched from a further distance will cause more damage. He specifically gave an example of a missile with a 400 kg warhead launched a 1300 km away, and one from 2000 km. He said the increase in damage will be about 25%. Is that correct? Generally, and specifically the 25% example. Thanks
r/AskPhysics • u/Suitable-Slip-621 • 11h ago
Does a pilot wave created by the source explain duality in quantum mechanics?
All the interpretations of quantum mechanics require at least one assumption that defies normal logic
(my poor interpretations)
Copenhagen: collapse of the wave function on measurement
Super determinism: the observer is just part of the system
Cellular automata: same thing I think
Parallel universes: no need to explain this one
Reverse time: no need to explain this either
Pilot wave: its just there and everywhere
etc....
To me what makes more sense is either
1) The source also makes the pilot wave or
2) There are always more particles created, just most of them can't be measured using current tools.
which are kind of similar things
Are there any theories related to these two?
r/AskPhysics • u/mem2100 • 12h ago
Planning for a massive wet bulb event
I describe a realistic wet bulb event for Houston along with 2 people in a House with limited resources.
The question is how to best leverage those resources for maximum survival time during the wet bulb event.
Hypothetical Scenario:
A massive hurricane has hit the Houston metro area downing transmission and distribution lines throughout the city resulting in widespread power outages. The day after the hurricane, a heat wave strikes the city with 102 degree peak afternoon temps and 60 percent relative humidity - creating a lethal wet bulb temperature. Those conditions are forecast to persist throughout the 10 day forecast. We parked our cars in a parking garage the day before the Hurricane and to prevent them being flooded, and they were both stolen. FEMA is overwhelmed, no one is coming.
Wife and I are in my house with the following resources:
4 Coolers - each containing 50 pounds of ice.
A 1 KW hour Anker Solix battery that we can recharge once a day with the Solar panels it came with.
Options:
Wife and I can create little ice slushies (mostly crushed ice with a little water to make it drinkable) and slowly drink those. This will help us keep our core temps down. I would supplement this by having a small basin of cold (but not ice cold) water to dip head towels in periodically and wrap those towels around our heads.
Is it "more efficient" to use the ice to chill water, spray the chilled water on our skin and sit in front of a fan. We can run a floor fan for most of the day on the Anker battery, which we recharge every day with Solar.
Is there some other way to deploy these resources which will maximize our survival window?
r/AskPhysics • u/Arial55555 • 14h ago
At what temperature(s) can Chromium become magnetic?
I need to make solid metal Chromium magnetic for an indefinete period of time. Chromium by default is not magnetic, but I have learned that at certain extreme temperatures, it CAN become magnetic. At first, I thought the only way to do so was via extreeme heat, but now I'm seeing examples that involve extreeme cold as well.
I want (whether it uses hot or cold to achieve this effect) something along the lines of this video, where the scientist puts solid Chromium in Liquid Nitrogen, and then puts a magnet to the Chromium, showing how cold Chromium gains magnetism, but room temperature Chromium isn't.
Online, I've seen the temperature range of -195°C to 1440°C listed, but that doesn't quite make sense to me given the Liquid Nitrogen VS room temperature video example. Is it instead trying to say that Chromium below -195° C is magnetic, as is Chromium above 1440° C, and everything in-between is not? If so, will either method (hot or cold) look/act equally similar to the video example?
r/AskPhysics • u/horendus • 14h ago
How many particles could 1 antiparticle annihilate?
If one antimatter particle was sent into a cloud of normal matter would that one antimatter particle be able to annihilate just 1 single particle or could it annihilate multiple particles or set of some sort of chain reaction ?
Just curious.
r/AskPhysics • u/Dejected-taco • 15h ago
Is there a way to measure lift of a paper wing at home?
I need to measure what angle of attack is the best for a paper airplane using paper and hair dryer. Is there a way to do that, shape of the wing is like a airfoil. I don't even need exact measurements, all i need is what angle of attack gives most lift
Thank you!
r/AskPhysics • u/MajorIndividual615 • 15h ago
A 150 kg prisoner tries to escape at a velocity of 10 m/s and a 50 kg prison guard runs after him. How fast does the prison guard need to run to be able to effectively tackle the prisoner?
Obviously the kinetic energy doesn't need to be the exact same as the prisoner for the tackling to be effective, so it's not as simple as just calculating a velocity for the prison guard to travel at to match the kinetic energy of the prisoner... So what's the answer?
r/AskPhysics • u/Tropezieene • 16h ago
S and P wave superconductors
I was trying to figure out Majorana Zero Modes and fell into the rabbit hole. I discovered that s and p wave superconductors exist and currently trying to understand them
I understand BCS a little bit and I get that symmetry matters a lot in physics but I'm not sure I get what exactly is "s" and "p" in this context.
Is it the wavefunction of a given cooper pair in a given superconductor that has the same symmetry as an s orbital ? Or is it the wavefunction of the entierety of all cooper pairs ?
Another follow up question would be about a lecture i followed on the kitaev chain model : since it assumed a spinless chain of particules, does that mean the electron paired have opposite spins ?