Ideas of Lawrence M. Krauss, by Theme
[American, fl. 1996, Professor of Physics at Arizona State University.]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 2. Reduction
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An understanding of the most basic physics should explain all of the subject's mysteries
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads
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In 1676 it was discovered that water is teeming with life
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 1. Relativity / a. Special relativity
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Space itself can expand (and separate its contents) at faster than light speeds
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 1. Relativity / b. General relativity
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General Relativity: the density of energy and matter determines curvature and gravity
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 2. Electrodynamics / d. Quantum mechanics
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Uncertainty says that energy can be very high over very short time periods
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 4. Standard Model / e. Protons
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Most of the mass of a proton is the energy in virtual particles (rather than the quarks)
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27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 2. Space
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Empty space contains a continual flux of brief virtual particles
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27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 3. The Beginning
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The universe is precisely 13.72 billion years old
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27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 10. Multiverse
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It seems likely that cosmic inflation is eternal, and this would make a multiverse inevitable
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