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Our current understanding of the physical nature of the universe can be accurately described by two mathematical constructs, quantum mechanics and general relativity. Quantum mechanics describes the behaviour of small objects such as particles (small fundamental building blocks) using statistics. General relativity describes the behaviour of large objects such as planetary bodies using empirical observation. Whilst both constructs are extremely accurate and have large amounts of experimental evidence, problems occur when one tries to unite these theories given their different mathematical constructs. If these theories could be united the properties of blackholes and the beginning of the universe can be described, both of which posses large and small characteristics such as a singularity (an infinitely small point) and a vast size making them telescopically observable. The problem lies with gravity. Quantum mechanics predicts the existence of a graviton (a particle of gravity)...