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[โ€“] hansolo@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It's the theoretical physics term for barriers in string theory. Shortened version of membrane. So, AFAIK, in that theory, our universe exists on one brane, but dark matter and dark energy would exist in another one, but their gravity leaks through because gravity is funny like that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brane

[โ€“] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Theor, short for theoretically, I presume? I'm keeping up. ๐Ÿคฉ

[โ€“] hansolo@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

LOL, sorry, my phone is stupid. "Theor" is actually "their." I edited above.