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| caption = An artist's depiction of the Big Bang |
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| date = 13.8 billion years ago |
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| location = Everywhere |
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| type = Cosmic event |
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| theme = Formation of the universe |
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| cause = Unknown |
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| participants = All matter and energy in the universe |
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| outcome = Formation of the universe and the laws of physics |
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[[File:Universe expansion2.png|thumb|right|250px|The Big Bang model is that the [[universe]] began in an extremely dense and hot condition and has expanded. The theory suggests that redshift proves the universe is expanding.<ref name=NASA>{{cite web |url=http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/bb_theory.html |title=Universe 101:Big Bang theory |accessdate=2010-01-28 |last=NASA |date= |format= |publisher= |pages= |quote= }}</ref>]] |
[[File:Universe expansion2.png|thumb|right|250px|The Big Bang model is that the [[universe]] began in an extremely dense and hot condition and has expanded. The theory suggests that redshift proves the universe is expanding.<ref name=NASA>{{cite web |url=http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/bb_theory.html |title=Universe 101:Big Bang theory |accessdate=2010-01-28 |last=NASA |date= |format= |publisher= |pages= |quote= }}</ref>]] |
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The '''Big Bang''' is a [[Theoretical physics|physical theory]] about how the [[universe]] started expanding, and then made the [[star]]s and [[galaxy|galaxies]] we see today. The Big Bang is the name that scientists use for the most common theory of the [[universe]],<ref name="NYT-20170220">{{cite news |last=Overbye |first=Dennis |title=Cosmos Controversy: The Universe Is Expanding, but How Fast? |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=20 February 2017 |url= |
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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/20/science/hubble-constant-universe-expanding-speed.html |accessdate=21 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kurki-Suonio |first=Hannu |title=Cosmology I |page=9-10 |publisher=University of Helsinki |year=2018 |url=http://www.helsinki.fi/~hkurkisu/cosmology/Cosm1.pdf |accessdate=30 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kornreich |first=Dave |title=Can we find the place where the Big Bang happened? (Intermediate) |publisher=Ask an Astronomer, [[Cornell University]] |date=27 June 2015 |url=http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/about-us/102-the-universe/cosmology-and-the-big-bang/the-big-bang/592-can-we-find-the-place-where-the-big-bang-happened-intermediate |accessdate=20 October 2018}}</ref> from the very early stages to the present day.<ref>{{cite book |last=Silk |first=Joseph |title=Horizons of Cosmology |url=https://archive.org/details/horizonsofcosmol0000silk |page=[https://archive.org/details/horizonsofcosmol0000silk/page/n227 208] |publisher=Templeton Press |year=2009|isbn=9781599473413 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Simon |title=Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe |url=https://archive.org/details/bigbangoriginofu0000sing |page=[https://archive.org/details/bigbangoriginofu0000sing/page/n560 560] |publisher=Harper Perennial |year=2005|isbn=9780007162215 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/20/science/hubble-constant-universe-expanding-speed.html |accessdate=21 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kurki-Suonio |first=Hannu |title=Cosmology I |page=9-10 |publisher=University of Helsinki |year=2018 |url=http://www.helsinki.fi/~hkurkisu/cosmology/Cosm1.pdf |accessdate=30 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kornreich |first=Dave |title=Can we find the place where the Big Bang happened? (Intermediate) |publisher=Ask an Astronomer, [[Cornell University]] |date=27 June 2015 |url=http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/about-us/102-the-universe/cosmology-and-the-big-bang/the-big-bang/592-can-we-find-the-place-where-the-big-bang-happened-intermediate |accessdate=20 October 2018}}</ref> from the very early stages to the present day.<ref>{{cite book |last=Silk |first=Joseph |title=Horizons of Cosmology |url=https://archive.org/details/horizonsofcosmol0000silk |page=[https://archive.org/details/horizonsofcosmol0000silk/page/n227 208] |publisher=Templeton Press |year=2009|isbn=9781599473413 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Simon |title=Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe |url=https://archive.org/details/bigbangoriginofu0000sing |page=[https://archive.org/details/bigbangoriginofu0000sing/page/n560 560] |publisher=Harper Perennial |year=2005|isbn=9780007162215 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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The most commonly considered alternatives are called the [[Steady State theory]] and [[Plasma cosmology]], according to both of which the universe has no beginning or end.<ref>{{cite wikisource |title=Open Letter on Cosmology / Cosmology Statement|wslink=Open Letter on Cosmology|last=Lerner|first=Eric John|authorlink=Eric Lerner|coauthors=|year=2004|publisher=[[New Scientist]]}}</ref> |
The most commonly considered alternatives are called the [[Steady State theory]] and [[:en:Plasma_cosmology|Plasma cosmology]], according to both of which the universe has no beginning or end.<ref>{{cite wikisource |title=Open Letter on Cosmology / Cosmology Statement|wslink=Open Letter on Cosmology|last=Lerner|first=Eric John|authorlink=Eric Lerner|coauthors=|year=2004|publisher=[[New Scientist]]}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | According to the theory the Big Bang began as a very [[heat|hot]], [[size|small]], and dense superforce (the mix of the four [[fundamental force]]s), with no stars, [[atom]]s, form, or structure (called a "[[singularity]]"). Then about 13.8 [[1,000,000,000|billion]] years ago,<ref name=NASA /> [[Outer space|space]] expanded very quickly (thus the name "Big Bang"). This started the formation of atoms, which eventually led to the formation of stars and galaxies. It was [[Georges Lemaître|Georges]] who first noted (in 1927) that the universe is expanding. The universe is still expanding today, and getting colder as well. |
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As a whole, the universe is growing and the [[temperature]] is falling as [[time]] passes. [[Cosmology]] is the study of how the universe began and its development. Some [[scientist]]s who study cosmology have agreed that the Big Bang theory matches what they have observed so far.<ref name=NASA /> |
As a whole, the universe is growing and the [[temperature]] is falling as [[time]] passes. [[Cosmology]] is the study of how the universe began and its development. Some [[scientist]]s who study cosmology have agreed that the Big Bang theory matches what they have observed so far.<ref name=NASA /> |
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It can be said that [[time]] had no meaning before the Big Bang. If the Big Bang was the beginning of time, then there was no universe before the Big Bang, since there could not be any "before" if there was no time. Other ideas state that the Big Bang was not the beginning of time 13.8 billion years ago. Instead, some believe that there was a completely different universe before the Big Bang, and it may have been very different from the one we know today.<ref name=Michigan /> |
It can be said that [[time]] had no meaning before the Big Bang. If the Big Bang was the beginning of time, then there was no universe before the Big Bang, since there could not be any "before" if there was no time. Other ideas state that the Big Bang was not the beginning of time 13.8 billion years ago. Instead, some believe that there was a completely different universe before the Big Bang, and it may have been very different from the one we know today.<ref name=Michigan /> |
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Nonetheless, in November 2019, [[Jim Peebles]], awarded the 2019 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] for his theoretical discoveries in [[physical cosmology]] |
Nonetheless, in November 2019, [[Jim Peebles]], awarded the 2019 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] for his theoretical discoveries in [[physical cosmology]],<ref name="SA-20191012">{{cite news |last=Hooper |first=Dan |title=A Well-Deserved Physics Nobel – Jim Peebles' award honors modern cosmological theory at last |url=https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/a-well-deserved-physics-nobel/ |date=12 October 2019 |work=[[Scientific American]] |accessdate=13 October 2019 }}</ref> noted in his award presentation that he does not support the Big Bang Theory due to the lack of concrete supporting evidence, and stated, "It's very unfortunate that one thinks of the beginning whereas in fact, we have no good theory of such a thing as the beginning."<ref name="PHY-20191114">{{cite news |last=Couronne |first=Ivan |title=Top cosmologist's lonely battle against 'Big Bang' theory |url=https://phys.org/news/2019-11-cosmologist-lonely-big-theory.html |date=14 November 2019 |work=Phys.org |accessdate=15 November 2019 }}</ref> |
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== Graphical timeline of the universe == |
== Graphical timeline of the universe == |
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== More reading == |
== More reading == |
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*{{cite book|title=Big Bang: the most important scientific discovery of all time and why you need to know about it |url=https://archive.org/details/bigbangmostimpor0000sing_j9x2 |first=Weedon|last=Caleb|date=2005|publisher=Harper Perennial|isbn=978-0-00-715252-0}} |
*{{cite book|title=Big Bang: the most important scientific discovery of all time and why you need to know about it |url=https://archive.org/details/bigbangmostimpor0000sing_j9x2 |first=Weedon|last=Caleb|date=2005|publisher=Harper Perennial|isbn=978-0-00-715252-0}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:59, 4 April 2024
| Date | 13.8 billion years ago |
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| Location | Everywhere |
| Coordinates | N/A |
| Type | Cosmic event |
| Theme | Formation of the universe |
| Cause | Unknown |
| Participants | All matter and energy in the universe |
| Outcome | Formation of the universe and the laws of physics |
The Big Bang is a physical theory about how the universe started expanding, and then made the stars and galaxies we see today. The Big Bang is the name that scientists use for the most common theory of the universe,[2][3][4] from the very early stages to the present day.[5][6][7] The most commonly considered alternatives are called the Steady State theory and Plasma cosmology, according to both of which the universe has no beginning or end.[8]
According to the theory the Big Bang began as a very hot, small, and dense superforce (the mix of the four fundamental forces), with no stars, atoms, form, or structure (called a "singularity"). Then about 13.8 billion years ago,[1] space expanded very quickly (thus the name "Big Bang"). This started the formation of atoms, which eventually led to the formation of stars and galaxies. It was Georges who first noted (in 1927) that the universe is expanding. The universe is still expanding today, and getting colder as well.
As a whole, the universe is growing and the temperature is falling as time passes. Cosmology is the study of how the universe began and its development. Some scientists who study cosmology have agreed that the Big Bang theory matches what they have observed so far.[1]
Naming
[change | change source]Astronomer Fred Hoyle mockingly called the theory the "Big Bang" on his radio show. Scientists who did not agree with him decided to use it.[9]
Evidence
[change | change source]Scientists base the Big Bang theory on many different observations. The most important is the redshift of very far away galaxies. Cosmological redshift is the Doppler effect occurring in light. When an object moves away from Earth, its color rays look more similar to the color red than they actually are, because the movement stretches the wavelength of light given off by the object. Scientists use the word "red hot" to describe this stretched light wave because red is the longest wavelength on the visible spectrum. The more redshift there is, the faster the object is moving away. By measuring the redshift, scientists proved that the universe is expanding, and they can work out how fast the object is moving away from the Earth. With very exact observation and measurements, scientists believe that the universe was a singularity approximately 13.8 billion years ago. Because most things become colder as they expand, scientists assume that the universe was very small and very hot when it started.[10] This does not take into account other possible (non-cosmological) causes of redshift.
Other observations that support the Big Bang theory are the amounts of chemical elements in the universe. Amounts of very light elements, such as hydrogen, helium, and lithium seem to agree with the theory of the Big Bang. The same is true, however, for Static State theory and plasma cosmology. Scientists also detected what they call the cosmic microwave background radiation. These electromagnetic waves are everywhere in the universe. This radiation is now very weak and cold, but is thought to have been very strong and very hot a long time ago.[1]
Time
[change | change source]It can be said that time had no meaning before the Big Bang. If the Big Bang was the beginning of time, then there was no universe before the Big Bang, since there could not be any "before" if there was no time. Other ideas state that the Big Bang was not the beginning of time 13.8 billion years ago. Instead, some believe that there was a completely different universe before the Big Bang, and it may have been very different from the one we know today.[10]
Nonetheless, in November 2019, Jim Peebles, awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for his theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology,[11] noted in his award presentation that he does not support the Big Bang Theory due to the lack of concrete supporting evidence, and stated, "It's very unfortunate that one thinks of the beginning whereas in fact, we have no good theory of such a thing as the beginning."[12]
Graphical timeline of the universe
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Many things happened in the first picosecond of the universe's time:
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 NASA. "Universe 101:Big Bang theory". Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- ↑ Overbye, Dennis (20 February 2017). "Cosmos Controversy: The Universe Is Expanding, but How Fast?". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ Kurki-Suonio, Hannu (2018). "Cosmology I" (PDF). University of Helsinki. p. 9-10. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ Kornreich, Dave (27 June 2015). "Can we find the place where the Big Bang happened? (Intermediate)". Ask an Astronomer, Cornell University. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ Silk, Joseph (2009). Horizons of Cosmology. Templeton Press. p. 208. ISBN 9781599473413.
- ↑ Singh, Simon (2005). Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe. Harper Perennial. p. 560. ISBN 9780007162215.
- ↑ Wollack, Eddie J. (10 December 2010). "Cosmology: The Study of the Universe". Universe 101: Big Bang Theory. NASA. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
The second section discusses the classic tests of the Big Bang theory that make it so compelling as the likely valid description of our universe.
- ↑ Lerner, Eric John (2004).
Open Letter on Cosmology / Cosmology Statement. New Scientist. Wikisource.
- ↑ Sullivan, Walter (August 22, 2001). "Fred Hoyle dies at 86; opposed 'Big Bang' but named it". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Big Bang: it sure was BIG!". Retrieved 2010-01-28.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ↑ Hooper, Dan (12 October 2019). "A Well-Deserved Physics Nobel – Jim Peebles' award honors modern cosmological theory at last". Scientific American. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ↑ Couronne, Ivan (14 November 2019). "Top cosmologist's lonely battle against 'Big Bang' theory". Phys.org. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
More reading
[change | change source]- Caleb, Weedon (2005). Big Bang: the most important scientific discovery of all time and why you need to know about it. Harper Perennial. ISBN 978-0-00-715252-0.