Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

What theory is that? How would it be tested? Gravity is not even a force, it is a consequence of how space deforms around mass&energy. So, even if something like "negative mass" existed, it wouldn't repel, it would just cancel out.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exotic_matter#Negative_mass

The cancle out your talking about is what happens with magnets and dipoles. What if negative mass was a monopole?

Testing the theory would be be the same kind of tests created for testing the Big Bang.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: