Here’s what you’ll learn in this story. A new paper uses a simplified model to prove that gravity can be unified between quantum and standard physics.

This new framework describes gravity in a manner that is consistent with the Standard Model of particle physics, potentially leading to a more profound understanding of the universe's origins.

The model is based on a solution to Einstein’s general theory of relativity (our best understanding of gravity) that assumes the universe is homogeneous and isotropic on large scales – meaning ...