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A group of American researchers conducted an unusual experiment in order to find out whether the universe is a flat hologram. Many of us will probably say that this is another stupid thing, and with that success can prove that the Universe isn’t an orange.
True, not everything is so simple. The fact is that the so-called “holographic hypothesis”, despite all its inconsistency, has become in the last two decades quite popular as among philistines, and among eminent scientists from many corners Of the earth.
The origin of the controversial hypothesis
This interesting theory was first voiced in 1993 by a Dutchman Gerard Hooft from the University of Rotterdam, who, incidentally, received in 1999 with his colleague Martinus Veltman The Nobel Prize – however, for completely different merits.
The professor questioned the axiom that our The universe is three-dimensional, and suggested that reality is two-dimensional, while it supposedly makes us believe it is not so. According to the scientist, the universe with black holes is just a flat hologram whose surface equipped with information about the distortion of space-time. Exactly thanks to these data recorded on the plane, we see the reality surrounding us is voluminous.
Needless to say, the global scientific community has taken Hooft’s statement with hostility. The scientist instantly rained down accusations of unsuitability and pseudoscientific research. Not less, the “holographic hypothesis” quickly found supporters. TO For example, an American theoretical physicist of Argentinean origin Juan Maldacena in 1997 derived equations that describe in detail behavior of a hypothetical flat universe.
Refutation attempt
Team of experts from the California Institute of Technology led by professor Craig Hogan decided to put in this question point. Researchers said that if the universe really is a two-dimensional hologram, three-dimensional coordinates random points in space should not succumb to high-precision measurement due to uncertainties asked by several the laws of quantum mechanics. In other words, anywhere spaces noticeable fluctuations at high frequencies.
In order not to be unfounded, the Americans spent over two with half a million dollars for the construction of an outlandish device called “Holometer.” The device is two interferometers placed in forty-meter steel pipes. The optical system emits a powerful laser stream, and high-tech sensors look for curvatures in space-time. Numerous experiments of California scientists with the “Holometer” are not revealed no correlations that could confirm the hypothesis dutchman. Thus, the researchers concluded that this theory is fundamentally wrong.
Return to square one
It is noteworthy that the scientific world, criticized to the nines Hooft’s theory reacted in the same way to its recent refutation by the Americans. According to many world scientists, if we assume that our Universe is really flat, and the appearance of its bulk achieved through special algorithms, then applying to a similar reality of laws designed exclusively for true three-dimensional reality, devoid of any meaning.
In other words, the “holographic hypothesis” still remains one of those theories that cannot be experimentally confirm or experimentally disprove. This is all one to prove and disprove that we all live in a matrix …
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