Humphreys’ Cosmology: A Brief Summary

Sunday, May 31, 2009

The study of cosmology can be difficult for the layman to follow, because the written works of astrophysicists and cosmologists are often heavily interspersed with advanced mathematical and technical explanations.

However, I believe that every such (well-studied) scientist has a fundamental view of how the universe was formed, and a basically understandable explanation for various phenomena in the universe. It is possible for the layman to extract this information from their writings, as long as the writers are honest about what they believe. And is necessary for the layman to do this, because otherwise he cannot really understand what the differences are between one cosmology and another. Understanding these differences are important, because it helps us to understand what the essence of these debates really are.

Time as a function of Mass:

General relativity (GR) has been well-established experimentally, and is the physics framework for all modern cosmologies. According to GR, gravity affects time. Clocks at a low altitude should tick more slowly than clocks at a high altitude–and observations confirm this effect, which some call gravitational time dilation. (11)

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One Response to “Humphreys’ Cosmology: A Brief Summary”

  1. amfortas

    Ahha ! Someone with Time on their hands – and a variety of Relative Times to ram things together.

    I am reminded of Sherlock Holmes in conversation with Watson – in his usual one sided way. :'Is a 'Capital Error', my dear Watson", the great detective said, "to make the facts fit the theory instead of making the theory fit the facts".

    Here Humpries is hanging onto a favoured theory and trying his damnest to make newer facts fit it. Even ramming them up against non-facts that were in there for a while. "Don't confuse me with 'Facts', says the poor constable Plod from Scotland Yard, "I have a case-load to get through".

    Meanwhile God is missing and won't answer His mobile.

    #1487

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