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On Gravity

Bertrand Wong

Abstract


Gravity was accidentally discovered by Newton after he observed an apple falling from a tree. But what actually is gravity and what part does it play? However, gravity remains much of an enigma. We experience gravity and is affected by it all the time, and yet we do not know what it really is except for interpreting it as a force or field. This paper takes on the challenging task of examining gravity and suggesting the possible actual role of gravity in nature, from our macro-world to the micro quantum world, and hence the possible unification of gravity with all the other forces of nature, through analogical reasoning.


Keywords


Gravity, forces of nature, space-time, geodesic, dimensions, supersymmetry, gravitons, unification.

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