Is it possible to understand what came before the beginning of our present universe by projecting how matter energy space and time interact in our current universe to a time before it began? We think so. The Big Bang theory postulates the universe emerged from a singularity and is presently expanding from the tremendously hot … Read more
Is time an eternity or does it have a beginning and end? This question is very difficult to answer because current theories are only able to describe what happened after the beginning of our universe. In other words how the universe came about and whether there is any meaning to a “before” or “after” is … Read more
Compton scattering is a type of scattering that X-rays and gamma rays undergo in matter. The inelastic scattering of photons in matter results in a decrease in energy (increase in wavelength) of an X-ray or gamma ray photon, called the Compton Effect. Part of the energy of the X/gamma ray is transferred to a scattering … Read more
The Big Bang theory of cosmic evolution postulates the universe had its beginnings as a hot infinitely dense expanding environment. Using this assumption scientists have been able to successful explain and predict many of the observed properties of our universe including the relative abundance of the elements and the formation of galactic clusters. However, they … Read more