Archive for Cosmology
Gravitation: From the Hubble Length to the Planck Length
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Although gravity is the dominant force of nature at large distances (from intermediate scales to the Hubble length), it is the weakest of forces in particle physics, though it is believed to become important again at very short scales (the Planck length). The conditions created in particle accelerators are similar to those at the time of the early universe. While particle physics offers insight to early universe physics, there is a need to understand gravity at extr… More >>
Tensors, Relativity, and Cosmology
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This book combines relativity, astrophysics, and cosmology in a single volume, providing an introduction to each subject that enables students to understand more detailed treatises as well as the current literature. The section on general relativity gives the case for a curved space-time, presents the mathematical background (tensor calculus, Riemannian geometry), discusses the Einstein equation and its solutions (including black holes, Penrose processes, and simila… More >>
Beyond the Big Bang: Quantum Cosmologies and God
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Is belief in God a reasonable option in the light of modern cosmology? Or have religious beliefs been ruled out by science? Or should we rethink the connection between these two human enterprises – perhaps even considering them as unrelated? Some writers have contended that the Big Bang can be identified with the biblical Creation, while others claim that cosmology, in Carl Sagan’s words, leaves “nothing for a creator to do”. Willem Drees subjects the arguments of b… More >>
Cosmology | Lecture 5
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Lecture 5 of Leonard Susskind’s Modern Physics concentrating on Cosmology. Recorded February 16, 2009 at Stanford University. This Stanford Continuing Studies course is the fifth of a six-quarter sequence of classes exploring the essential theoretical foundations of modern physics. The topics covered in this course focus on classical mechanics. Leonard Susskind is the Felix Bloch Professor of Physics at Stanford University. Stanford University: www.stanford.edu Stanford Continuing Studies continuingstudies.stanford.edu About Leonard Susskind: www.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on youtube: www.youtube.com
On Space and Time
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What is the true nature of space and time? These concepts are at the heart of science, but they remain deeply wrapped in mystery. Both house their structure at the smallest pre-subatomic and the largest cosmological levels continues to defy modern physics and may require revolutionary new ideas for which science is still grasping. This unique volume brings together world leaders in cosmology, particle physics, quantum gravity, mathematics, philosophy and theology, t… More >>
Cosmology | Lecture 4
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Lecture 4 of Leonard Susskind’s Modern Physics concentrating on Cosmology. Recorded February 2, 2009 at Stanford University. This Stanford Continuing Studies course is the fifth of a six-quarter sequence of classes exploring the essential theoretical foundations of modern physics. The topics covered in this course focus on classical mechanics. Leonard Susskind is the Felix Bloch Professor of Physics at Stanford University. Stanford University: www.stanford.edu Stanford Continuing Studies continuingstudies.stanford.edu About Leonard Susskind: www.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on youtube: www.youtube.com
Space-Time & Cosmology (1/12) on Coast to Coast AM 02-03-2010
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Space-Time & Cosmology on Coast to Coast AM Date: 02-03-10 Host: George Noory Guest: Nassim Haramein Researcher of hyperspace, physics, and anthropology, Nassim Haramein spoke about recent phenomena in terms of the geometry of space-time, and the structure of the universe. On the topic of ufos recently seen around the sun in NASA photos, he noted that “there is activity around the sun that can’t easily be explained by conventional means,” yet it’s difficult to make distinctions between camera artifacts and anomalous objects. Regarding the Norway Spiral, he suggested it was likely caused by the application of HAARP-like technology, based on various evidence & effects observed in the area. According to Haramein, a deeper fractal reality is occurring in which atoms are like little black holes, if you scale the size of the universe down to its smallest components. The universe is learning about itself– “the information that it gathers, coalesces and synergizes to produce the next set of questions,” in a kind of “self organizing feedback structure,” he explained. Everything in the universe is spinning– including our very atoms, said Haramein, who connected this phenomenon with the source of life. We can think of space-time as a spinning fluid and when it makes little currents we see it as an atom or a particle, he continued. When you take the time to connect via meditation, prayer, and other modalities to the fundamental source of creation, you start to become “what I call a …
Bayesian Methods in Cosmology
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In recent years cosmologists have advanced from largely qualitative models of the Universe to precision modelling using Bayesian methods, in order to determine the properties of the Universe to high accuracy. This timely book is the only comprehensive introduction to the use of Bayesian methods in cosmological studies, and is an essential reference for graduate students and researchers in cosmology, astrophysics and applied statistics. The first part of the book foc… More >>
‘Cosmology and God’ pt 1 – Sir John Polkinghorne
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Sir John Polkinghorne FRS was Professor of Mathematical Physics at Cambridge. Ordained in 1981 and awarded the prestigious Templeton Prize for developments in the relationship between Science and Religion in 2002, he has written many books including his latest ‘Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship’.
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Islamic Intellectualism is dead: or so argues William Chittick in this profound new book. Whilst many may say that Islamic studies thrives as a subject, Chittick points to the words of one of his former Professors when describing young colleagues: they know everything one can possibly know about a text, except what it says. Indeed, Chittick states that it is impossible to understand ancient Islamic texts without the years of contemplative study that are anathema to … More >>
Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul: The Pertinence of Islamic Cosmology in the Modern World







