Tag: universe
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Analogue Gravity and Quantum Simulators
Intro Analogue gravity is a field of study in which one devices an experiment to mimic a gravitational scenario/system that is usually inaccessible in our laboratories. Afterall, It would be much easier to study the universe and everything within it, from blackholes to galaxies, if we could create one and have full control of it…
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Avoiding Singularities with Quantum Cosmology.
A review of the paper “ Singularity avoidance in Bianchi I quantum cosmology” – Claus Kiefer, Nick Kwidzinski, Dennis Piontek A Cosmic Debate The universe is a very big place. To call it big is an underestimation, the size of this cosmic structure is beyond anyone’s imagination of “big”. In numbers it is estimated to be 93…
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Beauty and Elegance in Physics V1.0
A review of the book “Lost in Math” by Sabine Hossenfelder. Preface I have written this short essay as part of my seminar talk on “Philosophical Foundations of Physical Practice”, that took place in the Summer semester 2019 at the University of Cologne/ Theoretical Physics Institute. Introduction Physics might be intimidating to many, but to…
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Vulcan, The planet that was never found
On a French winter day in December of 1859, he left everything behind rushing to Orgères, after receiving the news that someone had finally found what he worked effortlessly searching for, Vulcan, the long sought for planet he theorized to describe the perihelion motion of Mercury. Urbain Le Verrier was one of the most skilled…
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