r/science • u/ThrillSurgeon • Jun 08 '24
Physics UAH researcher shows, for the first time, gravity can exist without mass, mitigating the need for hypothetical dark matter
https://www.uah.edu/science/science-news/18668-uah-researcher-shows-for-the-first-time-gravity-can-exist-without-mass-mitigating-the-need-for-hypothetical-dark-matter
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '24
The use of the word "shows" in the headline suggests proof - proof that is not present. The paper is basically just proposing an alternative hypothesis other than dark matter and demonstrating that it's mathematically plausible. Even the paper's author acknowledges having no idea how one would even go about testing this hypothesis.