Another discovery suggests that an international team of scientists proposes a new theory as far as the DNA is concerned. The scientists suggested a new theory proposing that spacetime could be made up of “entangled virtual bosons”, similar to the double helix of DNA. This finding could have significant implications for the unification of gravity and electromagnetism.
Strange DNA-like structure found in spacetime
LBV.com published a piece that scientists that are based at the Complutense University of Madrid, Saint Louis University’s Madrid campus, and the University of California researched this DNA-like formation.
Professor Robert Monjo, who holds a PhD in physics and mathematics from Saint Louis University’s Madrid campus, in collaboration with Professor Rutwig Campoamor-Stursberg, head of the Department of Algebra, Geometry, and Topology at the Complutense University of Madrid, and researcher Álvaro Rodríguez-Abella from the University of California, Los Angeles led this study.
The work of these authors and researchers stand for an important step forward in understanding the true nature of spacetime.
Monjo states: “Up until now, there has been a significant gap between gravity and the other forces of nature, but with this study, we have found a link that could unite them.”
Among the key aspects of this study is the extension of the idea of “color” symmetry—a concept from quantum chromodynamics—applied to gravity.
This approach could allow gravity and electromagnetism to be interpreted as manifestations of a more general theory.
Per the report and study, symmetries are fundamental to understanding modern physics. This simply means that the researchers have generalized these symmetries to propose what they call “colored gravity”, a theory that expands on Einstein’s ideas about gravity.
The study builds on Einstein’s DNA work in 1928
Back in 1928, scientist Albert Einstein worked on “teleparallel gravity”, an alternative interpretation of gravity that considers both the curvature and torsion of spacetime.
Explaining this study and idea, “the scientists use the metaphor of a spring, which can be seen as either a perfectly circular ring (curvature) or a twisted straight line (torsion). Both descriptions are equivalent and produce the same gravitational effects, making it a matter of choosing the right theoretical framework.”
The revolutionary aspect of this theory is that to generate the effects of gravity, pairs of “virtual bosons”—entangled particles that form a kind of double helix similar to DNA—would be needed.
Why was this study on DNA important?
Monjo also notes that Eisntein came close to achieving something historic. Between 1919 and 1926, physicists Theodor Kaluza and Oskar Klein had already proposed the idea of unifying gravity and electromagnetism by introducing a fifth dimension.
However, modern advances in quantum physics have allowed Monjo and his team to make progress in this field without needing to resort to additional dimensions.
“Einstein came very close to achieving this unification, but he lacked consideration of some more suitable coordinates to establish the bridge between the two theories,” stated Monjo.
LBV.com further posts that additionally, one of the key concepts in this work is quantum delocalization, the idea that the position of a particle is not defined by a single value but by a set of possible values described through matrices or operators.
Moreover, this quantum principle is essential for understanding how fundamental forces can interact at extremely small scales, such as those found in the origins of the universe or inside black holes.
While the theoretical implications of this finding are still being analyzed, the authors are optimistic about the potential of their theory.
Monjo and his crew believe, “it is likely that the other fundamental forces could also be included within this theory of colored gravity”.
“If confirmed, this could bring us closer to a unification of all the forces of nature, something Albert Einstein sought unsuccessfully during the later years of his life.”