Do you think there is more to "physics" than just our galaxy's physics

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#1 WushuFighter
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For example do you think there are other galaxies, or areas of space with completely different physics?

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#2 Ghost_702
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Maybe I guess. Such as being able to run through walls and teleport? And travel through time and stuff? Maybe
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#3 brandontwb
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For example do you think there are other galaxies, or areas of space with completely different physics?

WushuFighter
No, but maybe different dimensions.
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#4 canucks12792
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i dont think anyone can answer this question but for my input i say no
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#5 Chogyam
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MrSuper Interneter says yes
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#6 Packt
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No.

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#7 hokies1313
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For example do you think there are other galaxies, or areas of space with completely different physics?

WushuFighter
Yes, but unfortunately they exist in other dimensions other than our own.
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#8 the_foreign_guy
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Nah. You'd need to be in another universe or something.
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#9 thriteenthmonke
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No
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#10 Curlyfrii87
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Well, if you look at other galaxies... you notice that there are many "odd shaped" galaxies... And obviously, we've never been there, so yes it's possible... we just don't know!
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#11 Thebettafish
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Truth. If you understand the entire fundamentals of existence as made off of matter (as a whole) and influenced by gravity and time, then physics is absolute through all things. Einstein is routinely proved to be correct with ever advancing observations made of the universe.

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#12 TheSystemLord1
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Well...at the moment the Pioneer satellites we sent in opposite directions are at the edge of our solar system and somehow slowing down. If there is no friction in space, and no intertia, than a force that does not exist on Earth is causing these satellites to slow down. Link Make of this what you will.
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#13 SpaceMoose
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I'm thinking you are confusing the world "galaxy" with the word "universe."
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#14 Blood-Scribe
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Maybe. I don't know.
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#15 deactivated-5a84f3399aa1c
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Different universes, sure. Galaxies, no.
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#16 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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I'm sure that the laws of physics hold true no matter where you are in the universe, but I'm also sure that we have not yet figured out all the laws of physics.
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#17 nimatoad2000
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the universe all shares the same physics.. this would be like saying is the gravity less in russia than the US?.. well why would anything be different on a planet in andromida than here? the gravilty will chance because of forces of the planets star and moon... but general things like the speed of light and object solidity wont change.
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#18 Jacobistheman
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Well, I don't know about there being different physics in other galaxys, but I think that there is a ton of physics that we will never discover or don't yet understand in our own galaxy. I think there is stuff such as anti-gravity, just kind of like a magenet that we only have found the way to make the magnets attrack, not repel yet, and I think we will find away to go beyond lightspeed, and stuff like that.
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#19 carrot-cake
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[QUOTE="WushuFighter"]

For example do you think there are other galaxies, or areas of space with completely different physics?

brandontwb
No, but maybe different dimensions.


Current physics cannot possibly explain black holes.
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#20 Packt
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[QUOTE="brandontwb"][QUOTE="WushuFighter"]

For example do you think there are other galaxies, or areas of space with completely different physics?

carrot-cake

No, but maybe different dimensions.


Current physics cannot possibly explain black holes.

Einstein's general relativity pretty much covers it.

Basically it's just an area in space where the gravitational pull is so strong that light cannot escape it.

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#21 carrot-cake
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[QUOTE="carrot-cake"][QUOTE="brandontwb"]No, but maybe different dimensions.Packt

Current physics cannot possibly explain black holes.

Einstein's general relativity pretty much covers it.


What if it proves to be wrong? Then again, that could be said for alot of theories
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#22 Cherokee_Jack
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Maybe I guess. Such as being able to run through walls and teleport? And travel through time and stuff? Maybe Ghost_702
Those are superpowers. We're talking about physics. Anyway, there's no reason to believe that there would be any variation in physics in our current dimension. Maybe certain phenomena would be more likely in different circumstances than those in our galaxy, but there wouldn't be "different" physics.
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#23 carrot-cake
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[QUOTE="carrot-cake"][QUOTE="brandontwb"]No, but maybe different dimensions.Packt

Current physics cannot possibly explain black holes.

Einstein's general relativity pretty much covers it.

Basically it's just an area in space where the gravitational pull is so strong that light cannot escape it.


Well I know that much but Im just wondering if it can explain how all of this happens if the objects pulled in and are transported elsewhere, such as in a different period in time.
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#24 Jacobistheman
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Well, I don't know about there being different physics in other galaxys, but I think that there is a ton of physics that we will never discover or don't yet understand in our own galaxy. I think there is stuff such as anti-gravity, just kind of like a magenet that we only have found the way to make the magnets attrack, not repel yet, and I think we will find away to go beyond lightspeed, and stuff like that.Jacobistheman
Just to add to my thoughts, I think that some of the physics that we don't understand or have never seen may become apperentin other parts of the of the universe, and so it may seem that the physics s different even though it is all just a part of the bigger picture that we humans may never be able to grasp.
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#25 Packt
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[QUOTE="Packt"][QUOTE="carrot-cake"]
Current physics cannot possibly explain black holes.carrot-cake

Einstein's general relativity pretty much covers it.


What if it proves to be wrong? Then again, that could be said for alot of theories

Well the theory has been in practice and accepted for almost 100 years, but I guess something crazy could happen...

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#26 Cherokee_Jack
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Well the theory has been in practice and accepted for almost 100 years, but I guess something crazy could happen...

Packt

The geocentric model of the solar system was accepted for longer than that. It's really only a matter of time before it becomes obsolete, I think.

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#27 Jacobistheman
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[QUOTE="carrot-cake"][QUOTE="Packt"]

Einstein's general relativity pretty much covers it.

Packt


What if it proves to be wrong? Then again, that could be said for a lot of theories

Well the theory has been in practice and accepted for almost 100 years, but I guess something crazy could happen...

Well theories changing happens all of the time, for ever people thought that the earth was the center of the universe, and was flat ,even though the bible and some other things said that it wasn't, that was eventually changed.
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#28 Cherokee_Jack
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Well theories changing happens all of the time, for ever people thought that the earth was the center of the universe, and was flat ,even though the bible and some other things said that it wasn't, that was eventually changed.Jacobistheman

Um, what?

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#29 carrot-cake
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[QUOTE="Packt"][QUOTE="carrot-cake"]
What if it proves to be wrong? Then again, that could be said for a lot of theories

Jacobistheman

Well the theory has been in practice and accepted for almost 100 years, but I guess something crazy could happen...

Well theories changing happens all of the time, for ever people thought that the earth was the center of the universe, and was flat ,even though the bible and some other things said that it wasn't, that was eventually changed.


And because of that, science was at a standstill in the middle ages. Just think about how much could have learned and progressed if gallieo, among other scientists could carry out experiments and study without fearing the church.
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#30 Packt
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[QUOTE="Packt"][QUOTE="carrot-cake"]
Current physics cannot possibly explain black holes.carrot-cake

Einstein's general relativity pretty much covers it.

Basically it's just an area in space where the gravitational pull is so strong that light cannot escape it.


Well I know that much but Im just wondering if it can explain how all of this happens if the objects pulled in and are transported elsewhere, such as in a different period in time.

I

You're thinking of a worm hole, not a black hole. Worm holes are not proven, at all. They have not even been discovered. It's just a hypothical device for certain irregularities in general relativity space-time.

Of course sci-fi shows love the idea, as it would technically allow for time-travel which would be essential for traveling extreme distances faster than the speed of light (impossible without some sort of time-space short cut like a worm hole).

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#31 carrot-cake
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[QUOTE="carrot-cake"][QUOTE="Packt"]

Einstein's general relativity pretty much covers it.

Basically it's just an area in space where the gravitational pull is so strong that light cannot escape it.

Packt


Well I know that much but Im just wondering if it can explain how all of this happens if the objects pulled in and are transported elsewhere, such as in a different period in time.

I

You're thinking of a worm hole, not a black hole. Worm holes are not proven, at all. They have not even been discovered. It's just a hypothical device for certain irregularities in general relativity space-time.

Of course sci-fi shows love the idea, as it would technically allow for time-travel which would be essential for traveling extreme distances faster than the speed of light (impossible without some sort of time-space short cut like a worm hole).


Ahhh, I got them mixed up....
Anyway, well what happens to things that go near a black hole?
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#32 MrGeezer
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For example do you think there are other galaxies, or areas of space with completely different physics?

WushuFighter

No, I don't. In my mind, that's sort of like believing that the Earth is special or that God favors my race but hates everyone else's race.

The laws of physics most likely are the same everywhere.

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#34 illegalimigrant
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For example do you think there are other galaxies, or areas of space with completely different physics?

WushuFighter
I think the physics that we know are the same however I think the strength of physics in other parts of the universe is different. For example gravity in one part might be stronger than another for the same amount of mass.
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#36 burpysmurph
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[QUOTE="WushuFighter"]

For example do you think there are other galaxies, or areas of space with completely different physics?

illegalimigrant

I think the physics that we know are the same however I think the strength of physics in other parts of the universe is different. For example gravity in one part might be stronger than another for the same amount of mass.

This is a given, though I don't think you fully understand what you are talking about.

You are thinking purely in archaic Newtonian terms. Physics has advanced a great deal since then.

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#37 duxup
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From what I understand we've yet to spot a galaxy that we can say for sure obeys different laws than our own.