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Friday, March 28. 2014

Proof of the Big Bang


Cosmology is enough to make anybody feel mentally ill, disoriented. The very notions of space-time, and of infinity, scramble my brain and make me think about God.


Here's a good piece on the latest: Proof of the Big Bang - A stunning discovery made at a research station in Antarctica indicates that Albert Einstein was right about the nature of the universe:



 The colossal forces of inflation caused the fabric of space-time – a concept introduced by Einstein as a way of reconciling gravity, motion and time – to start wobbling, like the surface of a sea subjected to an earthquake. One objection to relativity was that no one had evidence that violent events can make gravity form waves like this. Now they have.



Posted by The Barrister in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 13:13 | Comments (10) | Trackbacks (0)

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The space-time concept was due to Minkowski, who introduced it for special relativity. IIRC, Einstein wasn't happy with that idea when it was introduced.
#1 chuck on 2014-03-28 14:15 (Reply)
Erp, doesn't Einstein's theory of relativity say we cannot go faster than the speed of light? And don't the scientists in Antarctica say they vindicated Einstein's theory of relativity by discovering evidence that the big bang expanded billions of times faster than the speed of light? Serve mine with an extra olive and extra vodka please. This could take some splainin.
#2 W.C. Taqiyya on 2014-03-28 14:25 (Reply)
Here you go.
#2.1 chuck on 2014-03-28 17:12 (Reply)
Thanks for the link chuck. I now have a much wiser bookmark list. It always comes down to that pesky space don't it? Performing feats tangible stuff can only dream of. For my part, I'm glad we have unlimited galaxies and universes. First, we now have solid scientific evidence that global warming is a very small problem. Second, those evil, nearly omnipotent galaxy destroying, reality changing, time twisting super villains in the comic books can't possibly destroy everything. A worry I can now retire.
#2.1.1 W. C. Taqiyya on 2014-03-28 17:59 (Reply)
The simple truth is that space time does create a physical barrier denoted in the famous equation. However, there is nothing that says one cannot avoid the speed limit by changing local space time or eliminating it locally allowing for higher speeds. The theory is sound, it's just a question of engineering at this point.

Eventually, the Quantum Gang and the Relativity Gang will have their Unified Field Theory (or the God Equation) which will make the light speed limit an anachronism.
#2.1.1.1 Tom Francis on 2014-03-28 18:11 (Reply)
Video: Deaf Woman hears for the very first time

http://commoncts.blogspot.com/2014/03/video-deaf-woman-hears-for-first-time.html
#3 Steve on 2014-03-28 15:05 (Reply)
Wow, I just gave her my martini, she needs it more.
#3.1 W.C. Taqiyya on 2014-03-28 15:22 (Reply)
Strictly speaking we were already pretty sure gravity waves existed, since pulsar spin slowdown matched the predictions of general relativity that they would lose energy emitting gravity waves. But we hadn't seen any gravity waves yet. LIGO isn't ready...
#4 James the lesser (Link) on 2014-03-28 19:04 (Reply)
A good explanation of the new discovery.

http://www.wimp.com/gravitationalwave/
#5 Colorado on 2014-03-28 21:59 (Reply)
" The colossal forces of inflation caused the fabric of space-time – a concept introduced by Einstein as a way of reconciling gravity, motion and time – to start wobbling"

And Obama's playing with those same forces...
#6 J.T. Wenting on 2014-03-29 01:39 (Reply)

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