Isaac Newton is widely regarded as the greatest scientist of all time. However, groundbreaking research on black holes has now disproved Newton's theory of gravity – and even Albert Einstein's theory is 'starting to come apart at the seams,' the scientist warned.
More than 100 years after Albert Einstein published his iconic theory of relativity, it is beginning to become obsolete. For now, after a comprehensive test of general relativity, in the vicinity of a monstrous black hole at the center of our galaxy, University of California professor Andrea Guez has announced that Einstein's theory of relativity is correct – for now.
Professor Gez: 'Einstein is right, at least for the moment. However, we can completely rule out Newton's law of gravity. Our observations are consistent with Einstein's general theory of relativity. '
“We cannot fully explain gravity inside a black hole, and at some point we will need to go beyond Einstein's theory and move on to a comprehensive theory of gravity that explains what a black hole is.”
German theoretical physicist Einstein, along with Max Planck, is considered one of the two pillars of modern physics.
His 1915 theory of relativity states that the force of gravity arises from the curvature of space and time.
“Einstein's theory is the best description of how gravity works,” said Professor Guez, who made direct measurements of the phenomenon near a supermassive black hole in a study dubbed 'extreme astrophysics.'
The laws of physics, including gravity, should operate throughout the universe, Gez said, adding that the research team is one of only two groups in the world that is watching a star known as S0-2 orbit in three dimensions. around a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
The full orbit takes 16 years, and the mass of the black hole is about four million times the mass of the Sun.
The researchers say their work is the most detailed study ever carried out in the study of supermassive black holes and Einstein's theory of general relativity.
Sources: https://www.express.co.uk/
