Erik Verlinde

 Erik Verlinde (1962 - ) is a Dutch theoretical physicist. He is currently Professor at the University of Amsterdam.

In 2016 Verlinde unveiled a new theory of gravitation [Erik Verlinde, Emergent Gravity and the Dark Universe, https://arxiv.org/abs/1611.02269]. Like QO, this theory does not need dark matter in order to account for the rotational speeds of stars around the centers of spiral arm galaxies. Like QO, this theory predicts that the ratio of experienced time versus quantum time is dependent on the age of the universe. Like QO, it treats gravity as an emergent phenomenon.

Gravity explained

Submitted by jhwierenga on Mon, 07/30/2018 - 07:54
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Gravity is the result of tensions between neighboring space quantum systems. The tensions are caused by the gravitational separation between the space quantum and the 3-surface of space. This separation arises when mass is generated by the space quantum. These tensions ensure that the gravitational energy of the universe always compensates for its particle energy, and that time is experienced as general relativity predicts.

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