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Wednesday October 12, 2016We Need to Find Black Holes From the Dawn of Time
(via PBS Space Time) Primordial black holes may be lurking throughout our universe. How large are they, how many are out there and what would happen if they moved through our solar system? To learn more about black holes, gravity and so much more check out The Great Courses Plus by going to http://ow.ly/JqPz30491TL 
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How the Ultraviolet Catastrophe Began Quantum Mechanics
(via Physics Girl) How did the field of quantum mechanics come about in the first place? The Rayleigh-Jeans catastrophe, also known as the ultraviolet catastrophe was a prediction by the Rayleigh-Jeans law that a blackbody would radiate infinite amounts of ultraviolet light. It wasn’t until Max Planck came along and predicted that light came in packets or quanta that the field of quantum mechanics emerged and unintentionally solved the ultraviolet catastrophe. Send to a Friend | Permalink
Where Does Complexity Come From?
(via Minute Physics) This video is about the difference between complexity and entropy, and how complex things like life can arise from disorder. Send to a Friend | Permalink