What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes.
我真正感兴趣的是宇宙的起源、时空的形状和黑洞的性质。
Much to the bewilderment of professional scientists, quasi-religious cults are being formed around such unlikely topics as quantum physics, space-time relativity, black holes and the big bang.
令专业水准的科学家十分困惑的是，准宗教崇拜正围绕量子物理学、时空相对论、黑洞和大爆炸等不太可能的话题而形成。
Rising costs of office space, time lost to stressful commuting, and a slow recognition that workers have lives beyond the office—all are strong arguments for letting staff work from home.
办公空间成本的上升、通勤压力带来的时间损失，以及对于员工办公室之外生活的缓慢认知——这都是让员工在家工作的有力理由。
This is good news for anyone trying to probe the smallest unit of space-time.
对于那些试图探测时空最小单元的人来说，这是一个好消息。
Matter, energy and dark energy all produce curvature in space-time, however.
而事实上，物质、能量和暗能量在时空中都会产生弯曲。
When Hogan first realised this, he wondered if any experiment might be able to detect the holographic blurriness of space-time.
当霍根第一次意识到这一点时，他急欲知道是否有实验能够探测时空的全息模糊度。
You can no more change events in your past in a space-time with closed timelike curves than you can change events that already happened in ordinary space-time, with no closed timelike curves.
对发生在过去的一个封闭的时间型曲线时空里的事，你不可能改变。这就类似于说，在没有封闭的时间型曲线的平常时空中，你能改变已经发生的事。
In astrophysics, a gravitational action is the mechanism that describes how gravity can emerge from space-time being curved by matter and energy.
在天体物理学中，引力作用量描述了在被物质和能量弯曲的时空中如何形成引力的机理。
According to Einstein's view on the universe, space-time should be smooth and continuous.
根据爱因斯坦对宇宙的认知，时空应该是连续的和光滑的。
Some string theorists think the extra dimensions of space-time, which are predicted in string theory, may take this shape.
一些弦论理论家认为弦论所预测的时空以外的额外维度，可能就是这个形状。
For instance, the theory predicts a maximum density of homogeneous and isotropic space-time, which could have implications for black hole formation.
例如，该理论预测了均匀且各向同性时空的最大密度，而这可能隐含了黑洞形成过程的某些信息。
Massive clumps of matter can act as a giant cosmic magnifying glass, distorting space-time in their immediate vicinity.
大量的物质团块能够像一个巨大空间放大镜一样扭曲它们周围的时空。
Ultimately, we may have our first indication of how space-time emerges out of quantum theory.
最终，我们将第一次从量子理论中揭开时空的庐山真面目。
Einstein argued that gravity is really a warping of space-time, with the greatest distortions near the most massive objects.
爱因斯坦提出万有引力是一种时空变形，在巨大的物体附近有严重的变形。
Theoretical physicists have long believed that quantum effects will cause space-time to convulse wildly on the tiniest scales.
理论物理学家一直相信，在最微小的尺度上，量子效应将导致时空的杂乱震动。
Rather, the gravity associated with any mass curves the very space and time (often called space-time) around it.
相反，重力与物体周围的空间和时间（常称为时空）弯曲有关。
In general relativity, time is considered a dimension like height, width and depth, creating a four dimensional universe called space-time.
在广义相对论中，时间被看作和长宽高一样的维度，并与它们构成了一个四维宇宙—被称作时空。
If the universe's space-time is positively curved, like the surface of a sphere, parallel beams would come together.
如果宇宙的时空像球体表面一样正向弯曲，平行的光线就会交合在一起。
During the hunt for the predicted ripples in space-time - known as gravitational waves - physicists stumbled across a rather puzzling phenomenon.
在搜寻时空波纹(所谓重力波)的过程中，物理学家偶然发现了一种令人迷惑的现象。
These waves of curvature in space-time are known as gravitational waves and will temporarily distort any object they pass through.
使时空弯曲的波纹被称为引力波，引力波能使任何穿过它的物体暂时扭曲变形。
The warping of space-time around a black hole is more intense than anywhere else.
在黑洞周围时空的扭曲，比在其他任何地方更为强烈。
But when you zoom in to very small distances, general relativity cannot ignore quantum fluctuations of space-time.
但当你缩小到小尺度时，广义相对论不能忽视时空的量子涨落。
That's it, that's all you need to change forever our understanding of space, time, matter, and the universe.
就是这样，你需要永远不停地改变我们对于空间、时间、事物和宇宙的理解。
So would they be able to detect a holographic projection of grainy space-time?
那么它们能够探测出微粒状时空的全息投影吗？
According to Hogan, the holographic principle radically changes our picture of space-time.
霍根说，全息原理彻底改变了我们对时空的认识。
Results of the analyses of this data were revealed last week. They showed that Earth does indeed bend space-time.
数据分析结果在上周已经出来了，证实了地球确实会弯曲时空。
"It looks like GEO600 is being buffeted by the microscopic quantum convulsions of space-time," says Hogan.
“看起来GEO600像是在被时空的微观量子震动反复撞击。”霍根说。
The neutrinos may be taking a shortcut through space-time, by travelling from Cern to Gran Sasso through extra dimensions.
中微子可能在时空当中走了捷径，从欧洲粒子物理研究所到格朗萨索，它可能是在另外的几个维度中穿行。
The neutrinos may be taking a shortcut through space-time, by travelling from Cern to Gran Sasso through extra dimensions.
中微子可能在时空当中走了捷径，从欧洲粒子物理研究所到格朗萨索，它可能是在另外的几个维度中穿行。
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