Thursday, 2 July 2015

New model of cosmic stickiness favors 'Big Rip' demise of universe

TIME AND SPACE
New model of cosmic stickiness favors 'Big Rip' demise of universe
Nashville TN (SPX) Jul 01, 2015 - The universe can be a very sticky place, but just how sticky is a matter of debate. That is because for decades cosmologists have had trouble reconciling the classic notion of viscosity based on the laws of thermodynamics with Einstein's general theory of relativity. However, a team from Vanderbilt University has come up with a fundamentally new mathematical formulation of the problem that appea ... more


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