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The Nexus graviton: A quantum of Dark Energy and Dark Matter

Stuart Marongwe

Physics Department, McConnell College, Tutume, Botswana

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219887814500595Cited by:5 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

In a recently published paper called Nexus: A quantum theory of space-time, gravity and the quantum vacuum by the above author, a plausible self-consistent quantum theory of space-time, gravity and the quantum vacuum is provided. In this current paper the author focuses primarily on the graviton as described in Nexus as a solution to the enigmatic phenomena of Dark Energy and Dark Matter as well as includes corrections to the first paper.

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AMSC: 83C27, 83C45, 85A40

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