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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

To its credit, the article does include a pretty thorough disclaimer:

Editor's note (6/24/2025): While Kletetschka's theory of three-dimensional time presents an intriguing new framework, its results have not yet been accepted by the broader scientific community. The theory is still in the early stages of scrutiny and has not been published in leading physics journals or independently verified through experiments or peer-reviewed replication. Publishing in Reports in Advances of Physical Sciences (World Scientific Publishing), while a legitimate step, is not sufficient for a theory making such bold claims. This journal is relatively low-impact and niche, and its peer review does not match the rigorous scrutiny applied by top-tier journals like Physical Review Letters or Nature Physics. For a paradigm-shifting idea to gain acceptance, it must withstand critical evaluation by the wider physics community, be published in highly regarded journals, and provide reproducible predictions that align with existing evidence—standards this work has not yet met.

[–] pcouy@lemmy.pierre-couy.fr 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm not seeing this editor's note (at least on mobile). Where is it ?

Edit 2: never mind, found it

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It’s at the very end of the (desktop) article, immediately following the paragraph

"The path to unification might require fundamentally reconsidering the nature of physical reality itself," he said. "This theory demonstrates how viewing time as three-dimensional can naturally resolve multiple physics puzzles through a single coherent mathematical framework."

[–] pcouy@lemmy.pierre-couy.fr 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Found it thanks

Why did they burry what's arguably the most important piece of information at the very end though ?

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

The “editor’s note” indicates that it’s not part of the original article—it would be misleading to insert it in the middle of the article if it wasn’t written by the attributed author.

[–] pcouy@lemmy.pierre-couy.fr 1 points 1 hour ago

How about putting it at the top of the article, or using the dedicated "editor's note" button they put right below the title ?