Five-dimensional black hole could ‘break’ general relativity

Friday, February 19, 2016 - 16:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers have shown how a bizarrely shaped black hole could cause Einstein’s general theory of relativity, a foundation of modern physics, to break down. However, such an object could only exist in a universe with five or more dimensions. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and Queen Mary University of London, have successfully simulated […]

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