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    Moment Of Creation

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    The Universe appeared in a defining moment of the past of all the matter and energy existing at present; It is an event postulated by the generally accepted cosmological theory. Astronomers are mostly convinced that the Universe arose at a definite instant, between 12,000 and 20,000 million years before the present moment. If it had a beginning or creation, would it be logical to think Which must be the work of an initiator or a creator? So many believe. Smoot said, "It 's like seeing God."…

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    might stumble explaining quantum field theory over cocktails. A second reading is recommended. Mr. Rovelli and Mr. Galfard concur on the fundamental paradox that vexes our current grasp of the physical world: the disconnect between the general theory of relativity, in which space and time are continuous, and quantum theory, in which space is granular and the unidirectional arrow of time dissolves into a mishmash of contiguous instants. How gravity manifests itself in this latter quantum realm…

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    arguably his greatest development was the area of relativity. The basis of the theory of relativity is that the speed of light is the same for all observers whether they are in motion relative to light sources and that nothing could move at speeds faster than the speed of light. Special relativity then differs to general relativity as it…

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    straight-forward. Time flows constantly disregarding one’s position in the universe. However, on November 25, 1915, Einstein discovered that time is relative, meaning time cannot be constantly flowing everywhere; instead, time can be warped. The General Theory of Relativity introduces new understandings about time and the power it…

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    He once said “How Strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he know not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it (3).” One of his most known works is the General Theory of Relativity, which he completed in 1915. It accurately predicts Mercury’s orbit around the sun and filled many of the holes left in Isaac Newton’s theory (4). Another development Einstein was involved in was the Manhattan Project. Many people think…

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    for thousands of years the human race have looked into space and wondered what is really out there, thanks to advances in electromagnetic radiation detection it is now possible for humans to study the universe in depth to develop theories such as a heliocentric model of the universe instead of the earlier believed geocentric model. Humans have also been able to observe never before seen phenomena such as the effects of black holes. The national aeronautics and space administration (NASA) are…

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    In 1929, Edwin Hubble published his report and state that the red shift in light coming from distant galaxies, is proportional to their distance which is effectively supporting Lemaitre hypothesis of an expanding universe.  Sharing finding stages In 1927, Lemaitre wrote a report which called A homogenous universe of constant mass and growing radius accounting for the radial velocity of extragalactic nebulae. This report was puplished in the little known journal Annales de la Societe…

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    3. Tasks In order to get answers to the Mission questions, Euclid will measure the geometry , expansion rate and structure growth in the Universe as a function of redshift. This map, spanning 3/4 of the lifetime of the Universe will complement the single snapshot at z ≈1100 made by WMAP and Planck. By combining the use of Redshift measurements (4.1), Weak gravitational lensing (4.2) and Baryonic Acoustic Oscillations (4.3), both Dark Energy (DE) and Dark Matter(DM) will be investigated in the…

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    Albert Einstein designed his own laws of nature. He changed the way we use to see light, gravity, and time. Most scientists in our day in age agree with what Albert Einstein has declared, but some scientists seemed to not understand what he was saying. Albert Einstein gave scientists the ability to know that atoms and molecules exist through Brownian motion. Albert was one who experimented the photoelectric effect in which he established that light has both a wave and a particle. Light particles…

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    thinking in pictures then understanding words . well okay that a little about his child hood. Albert’s Adult hood he publishes four ground breaking works in the “Annealed der Physic” and I guess that’s for like a physics around the 1900s Albert deuces the formula E=mc squared. In April Albert also hands in a physics work. In the middle of January Albert is awarded a doctorate by the University of Zurich and also in April he is promoted to be a second class technical expert at the patent office.…

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