The answer to the title question is "No. But also yes." Recently, the 2022 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger for work related to quantum entanglement and the Bell inequality. Why it was awarded now, instead of 30 years ago, is something I'm not clear on. But … Continue reading Is faster-than-light communication possible?
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The observable universe
[I suggest reading my earlier post, The Big Bang, before this one.] The observable universe (OU) is the part of the universe that we can, at least in principle, observe, from a designated vantage point at a given place and time. This post is my attempt to figure out in more detail exactly what the OU … Continue reading The observable universe
The Big Bang
In cosmology, the term the Big Bang has several subtly different meanings. It means the moment in time, it means the "explosion" event, and it means the all the events and states of the early universe. How early is early? Could be lots of things. Maybe just the first fraction of a second, maybe the … Continue reading The Big Bang
Entropymine 