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- Is there a theory interpreting all forces similarly to gravity, i.e. as warping of spacetime, or does some principle prevent it?
As far as I know, the grand prize of a Theory Of Everything is mathematically uniting of all forces in the conditions close to the big bang but one of the main problems from the GR end of things is that gravity is not actually a real force to be combined with anything.
All the most popular efforts are either string theory or quantising gravity, and I will not pretend to have more than "I've watched a lot of YouTube on the topic" level of understanding of those, but is there any attempt to try to view all the other forces from the perspective of GR, i.e. as warping of spacetime? Does string theory do that and I just don't understand that? Or is there an established reason for why that cannot be done?
The reason why I'm even considering the topic is a mention that an alternative to negative mass in Alcubierre Drive could be specially designed electromagnetic fields. That seems to imply that you can, but I do not know the source for that.
All the most popular efforts are either string theory or quantising gravity, and I will not pretend to have more than "I've watched a lot of YouTube on the topic" level of understanding of those, but is there any attempt to try to view all the other forces from the perspective of GR, i.e. as warping of spacetime? Does string theory do that and I just don't understand that? Or is there an established reason for why that cannot be done?
The reason why I'm even considering the topic is a mention that an alternative to negative mass in Alcubierre Drive could be specially designed electromagnetic fields. That seems to imply that you can, but I do not know the source for that.