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Can Gravity Repel? A Quantum Trick ⚡ экспресс

Original: "Effective Repulsive Action of Gravitational Quantum Superpositions Under Postselection"
· Sougato Bose, Lev Vaidman
arXiv:2602.22715 · 2026-02-26 · CC BY 4.0 · ⏱ 1 min · Quantum Physics General Relativity
A particle in two places at once creates gravitational repulsion.
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Usually gravity attracts, but if an object is smeared across several places, it can make another object move away. The quantum weak negative value effect turns attraction into repulsion. This is a first step in testing that spacetime itself can be quantum.

🎯 The weak values effect was theoretically predicted by [scientist:Yakir Aharonov]Yakir Aharonov[/scientist] in 1988.

🎬 No antigravity 'backpacks' from sci-fi—this repulsion is fleeting and works by the laws of chance.

Scientists
Alan GuthAndrei LindeGeorges LemaîtreJames PeeblesStephen HawkingJacob Bekenstein
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spacetime curvature gravitational waves dark energy black hole
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Friedmann equationsHawking radiationgravitational lensingBekenstein-Hawking entropyEinstein field equationsequivalence principle
Original: arXiv:2602.22715 · CC BY 4.0 · bridge42worlds