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。
And mass, Einstein showed, affects space-time profoundly, by warping it.
而质量，爱因斯坦则表示，它深深地影响着时空，它把时空扭曲了。
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。
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。
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？
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。
When I wake, we appear to have passed through a space-time continuum and landed on Mars.
当我醒来的时候，我们似乎已经穿越时空隧道降落在火星上。
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。
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。
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。
Dark energy creates a repulsive force that counters gravity and is now tearing apart space-time.
暗能量产生一种与万有引力相反的排斥力，这种排斥力推动着宇宙膨胀。
"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。
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。
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。
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。
It was also found that, as our planet rotates, it drags space-time with it - a phenomenon known as frame-dragging.
同时也发现，地球旋转时会拖拽时空-所谓的参考系拖拽现象。
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。
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。
All you would have to do is use an extremely strong gravitational field, like that of a black hole, to bend space-time.
所有你要做的就是利用一个极其强大的引力场，象黑洞那样的地方，来制造时空扭曲。
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。
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。
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。
The singularity is located at the heart of a black hole, and is the place where the laws of physics and space-time break down.
奇点位于黑洞的中心，物理和时空法则在这里失去作用。
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。
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。
This is similar to the objects called cosmic strings, which are extremely thin and extremely long defects in the shape of space-time.
宇宙弦与此类似，它是时空上狭长的瑕疵带。
"Holographic space-time is used in certain approaches to quantising gravity that have a strong connection to string theory, " says Cramer.
全息时空被用于某种研究量子化引力的方法，这种方法与超弦理论联系紧密。
"Holographic space-time is used in certain approaches to quantising gravity that have a strong connection to string theory, " says Cramer.
全息时空被用于某种研究量子化引力的方法，这种方法与超弦理论联系紧密。
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