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Probing Fundamental Physics with Gravitational Experiments — NSF Award to University of Washington (WA, $1,050,000)

In modern physics nature is described by two theories. One is the “Standard Model,” which describes all material properties with quantum particles; the other is “General Relativity”, Einstein’s theory that describes gravitation. Most physicists think that there must be a connection between these two theories, but to da

Award titleProbing Fundamental Physics with Gravitational Experiments
Award ID2309195
AwardeeUniversity of Washington
CitySEATTLE
StateWA
Amount obligated$1,050,000
Principal investigatorJens Gundlach
ProgramParticle Astrophysics/Undergro, Gravity Exp. & Data Analysis
Start date08/01/2023
AbstractIn modern physics nature is described by two theories. One is the “Standard Model,” which describes all material properties with quantum particles; the other is “General Relativity”, Einstein’s theory that describes gravitation. Most physicists think that there must be a connection between these two theories, but to date there is no experimental signature for such a connection. Furthermore, the discoveries of dark matter and dark energy suggest that gravitational phenomena exist that lie outside
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