Think of space-time as a tapestry on a loom. This weapon is the needle.
Definition/Summary:
Graviton
Physics
- Hypothetical elementary particle that mediates the force of gravitation in the framework of quantum field theory
- If it exists, the graviton is expected to be massless (because the gravitational force appears to have unlimited range)
- The Graviton has yet to be detected and is a part of supersymmetry research
- It is believed this particle is responsible for regulating and holding gravity in place
Collider research
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Collider in which superconducting magnets are used to accelerate particles to energies of millions of megavolts
- They travel on tracks underground some such as the LHC (large hadron collider) as large as 17 miles in a loop
- Once particles reach a high speed they are the slammed into another particle
- The LHC hurls beams of protons and ions at a velocity approaching the speed of light
- This will cause the beams to collide with each other, and then record they resulting events caused by the collision
- Scientists hope that these events will tell us more about how the universe began and what it’s made of
Expanded info:
Flavor text
- Refers to spacetime and the Void as the fabric of space
- Gravitational force, deals with the fabric of the Void aka “dark matter” and is bound by the curvature of spacetime. The Void/Vacuum aka the space between stars is full of particles that are simultaneously created and annihilated
- The fabric of space is defined as a four-dimensional coordinate system containing three spatial dimensions and one time dimension
- Similar to waves or ripples in a pond where all planets, stars and celestial bodies float
- The behavior of this four-dimensional spacetime represents the physical basis for the force of gravity in modern physics, as articulated in Einstein’s theory of relativity
Add/Misc:
Looming a Tapestry
- A loom is a device used to weave cloth and tapestry
- The basic purpose of any simple weaving machine requires two operators, the weaver and an assistant called a “drawboy” to manage the thread and pattern
*Lore tab “Tunnel in Chicago” may be a reference to
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), located just outside Batavia, Illinois, near Chicago, is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics
Fermilab’s Tevatron
- Landmark particle accelerator; at 3.9 miles (6.3 km) in circumference underground, it was the world’s fourth-largest particle accelerator, after CERN’s Large Hadron Collider