Quantum Theory of Time: Reactor Test Could Prove Wild Theory
The secret is in tiny localized time variations, possibly caused by neutrinos. The theory is far out, but the findings will help other scientists. test a quantum theory that flips our understanding of time on its head. Physicist Joan Vaccaro first articulated the divisive "quantum theory of time"—that "dynamics may be a phenomenological consequence of a fundamental violation of time reversal symmetry," in her words—a few years ago. But now, researchers can use neutrinos and antineutrinos to measure the passage of time within a powerful nuclear reactor. Vaccaro has been open about the the...