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Joel Kontnen
Some scientist say that a new type of force comes from
cosmic entropy. But it isn’t true. The thought is based on the Big Bang.
“Decades ago, a renegade physicist suggested that
gravity isn't so much a force as just a byproduct of the universe's tendency to
get more disordered. Now this idea might finally be testable
There are some things in life that just sort of
happen. Desks get covered in dust and scraps of paper. Clothes get dirty and
the laundry basket fills up. Weeds slowly creep across an untended flowerbed.
Things, in other words, tend to get messier unless we step in and tidy up.
Now here’s an idea: what if gravity itself
works like that? It would certainly be a different way of looking at the force
that keeps our feet on the ground and conducts the twirling dance of the
planets. Most physicists see it as one of the four forces of nature, about as
fundamental as you can get. But back in 2010, physicist Erik Verlinde suggested
that it wasn’t a force at all, but simply a byproduct of the universe’s natural
inclination to become more disordered. “For me, gravity doesn’t exist,” he told
reporters at the time.”
Source:
Jon Cartwright 2025 Is gravity a new type of force that arises from cosmic entropy? | New Scientist 29 July
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