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my understanding is that there are a few MOND champions who are still holding on to the idea while everyone else has moved on.
by cwmma 5mo ago
my understanding is that there are a few MOND champions who are still holding on to the idea while everyone else has moved on.
- stronglikedan 5mo agoso MOND is the new String Theory...
- pfdietz 5mo agoIt never had the institutional imprimatur of string theory.
- layer8 5mo agoString theory is still the leading contender for quantum gravity.
- SiempreViernes 5mo agoI don't think "leading" is correct, more like "ill regarded but still standing". It has fallen far from its glory days, and is more an old reliable tool than a leading physical theory.
- layer8 5mo agoIt’s correct because there is no competing theory for quantum gravity that most physicists would consider being more likely to be on the right track. This is different from MOND, which is a distant second contender compared to dark matter.
- SiempreViernes 5mo agoOk, I'll present my evidence an you can present yours. In the latest Marcel Grossman meeting (2024) there was no string theory parallel session but there was an explicit Loop Quantum Gravity session: https://indico.icranet.org/event/8/program https://indico.icranet.org/event/8/program So string theory is now pretty officially an "also ran", definitely not a leading theory.