Theoretical physicists have long believed that quantum effects will cause space-time to convulse wildly on the tiniest scales.
理论物理学家一直相信，在最微小的尺度上，量子效应将导致时空的杂乱震动。
While it is easy to measure the effects of gravity on grander planetary or even galactic scales, the force's weakness has meant its detailed nature has been difficult to observe up until now.
虽然要想测量到巨大到行星甚至银河系规模的引力效应是轻易的。但是到目前，要做到精确观测还是不够，因为作用力太弱。
Of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado, led a team that used atomic clocks to show the effects of relativity at more familiar scales.
在科罗拉多州园石的国家标准与技术研究所的James Chin - Wen Chou，带领了一个研究团队，用原子时钟显示了在更为常见尺度范围内相对论对时间的影响。
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