Speakers
Dr
Mhlambululi Mafu
(Botswana International University of Science and Technology)
Mr
Stuart Marongwe
(Botswana International University of Science and Technology)
Description
We report the use of Einstein rings to reveal the quantized and dynamical states of space-time in a region of impressed gravitational field as predicted by the Nexus Paradigm of quantum gravity. This in turn reveals the orbital speeds of objects found therein and the radius of curvature of the quantized space-time. Similarities between the Nexus graviton and the singular isothermal sphere (SIS) in the Cold Dark Matter (CDM) paradigm are highlighted. However unlike the singular isothermal sphere, the Nexus graviton does not contain singularities or divergent integrals. This solves the core cusp problem. In this work, data from a sample of fifteen Einstein rings published on the Cfa-Arizona Space Telescope Lens Survey (CASTLES) website is used to probe the quantized properties of space-time.
Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution
Dr Mhlambululi Mafu
Lecturer, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Botswana International University of Science and Technology (www.biust.ac.bw)
Plot 10017, Palapye, Botswana
Private Bag 16, Palapye, Botswana
Tel: +267 4931567
Cell: +267 75718553
Email: mafum@biust.ac.bw
Personal Webpage: www.mhlamafu.com
Level for award<br> (Hons, MSc, <br> PhD, N/A)?
MSc
Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?
Yes
Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> award (Yes / No)?
yes
Primary author
Mr
Stuart Marongwe
(Botswana International University of Science and Technology)
Co-author
Dr
Mhlambululi Mafu
(Botswana International University of Science and Technology)
