Kasz216 said:
highwaystar101 said:
Torillian said:
I do wonder about what causes gravity. Most of what we know is just that it definitely exists and the trends with which it increases and decreases dependent on mass and distance between the objects. But I wonder why it occurs in the first place, or if it is one of those simplest of laws that we'll never be able to find a reason for, it just is. I've heard a little bit about Gravitons which are supposedly packets of gravity that in some way are the reason the force exists, but I haven't really looked into it at all.
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Gravitons are a hypothetical elementary particle in the boson family I believe. They are not proven but experimental observations are being conducted, they are looking to analyse gravity waves or something. Also it could lead to telling us the speed of gravity and if it is slower than the speed of light then that means gravity could have mass, which is very interesting. Don't quote me on that though lol
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Aren't they actually focusing on the Higgs Boson before they get to Gravitons?
Also I found Stephen Hawkings book very easy to understand. I thought it was great that he kept a sense of humor through the thing too.
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Yes, I believe so. I have faith that CERN will have a good idea for the Higgs boson by 2012 *fingers crossed*. What I find cool is that Peter Higgs will be alive to see how the Higgs Boson pans out, which must be a great feeling.
Hawkings book was easy to understand. But I'm not too smart ,so I'm not always sure if I've completely understood something, because I often find myself reading something and realising I had never understood it before.
