{"id":6466,"date":"2016-02-27T02:57:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T01:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eo.aei.mpg.de\/en\/?page_id=6466"},"modified":"2016-02-27T03:24:54","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T02:24:54","slug":"complete_spotlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.einstein-online.info\/en\/complete_spotlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete Spotlights"},"content":{"rendered":"
Black holes, cosmology, gravitational waves – our “Spotlights on Relativity” section invites you to take a look at some of the many facets of relativity. The following is a complete list of all our current spotlight texts. All but a few of these texts are completely independent of each other, so you can browse to your heart’s content – it would help, however, if you already had some previous ideas about relativity, on the level of our introduction Elementary Einstein.<\/div>\n\n

Special relativity<\/h2>\n
More about the foundations and applications of special relativity<\/div>\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\tEinstein’s Nobel heritage<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

An overview of Nobel prizes connected with relativistic physics<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tFrom light clocks to time dilation<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

A simple thought experiment with light clocks \u2013 clocks in which light keeps stroke \u2013 allows the derivation of time dilation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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Why Einstein’s famous formula tells us that the whole, as far as mass is concerned, is often less than the sum of its parts<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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How to determine your position using radio signals and satellites \u2013 and what the theories of relativity have to do with it<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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Why it is necessary to define simultaneity, and how best to go about defining it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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How motion influences waves, or other kinds of ever-repeating signals, in classical physics and in special relativity.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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The subtle connections between Einstein’s formula, nuclear fission and nuclear fusion<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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How relativity can reconcile statements that, at first glance, appear to be contradictory<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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How to determine the exact time anytime and anywhere with the help of a radio receiver (and some additional information)<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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How you can picture the relativity of simultaneity and time dilation, using a simple geometric analogy<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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How the internationally valid coordinated universal time UTC is determined \u2013 and what role the theory of relativity plays in it<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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Why the so-called “twin paradox” isn’t really a paradox <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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General relativity<\/h2>\n
Concepts and applications of general relativity<\/div>\n
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An overview of Nobel prizes connected with relativistic physics<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tMeasuring light deflection with radio telescopes<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

Very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) can be used to measure deflection of light by the sun with very high accuracy, which allows the testing of a prediction of general relativity.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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During neutron star mergers, both gravitational wave and electromagnetic signals are emitted. This could help solve long-standing issues in basic physics research with multi-messenger astrophysics.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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In 2020, Roger Penrose was awarded half of the Nobel prize in physics for proving that black hole formation is a robust prediction of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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About fields \u2013 a central concept that is relevant not only for gravitational physics<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tFrom soap bubbles to Einstein<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

Most readers will know them from childhood: soap bubbles<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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On one of the fundamental consequences of general relativity: the deflection of light by gravity<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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An account of which physical properties act as sources of gravity – includes consequences for collapsing stars and for cosmology<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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Information about the most disturbing feature of Einstein’s theory – ragged edges of spacetime known as singularities. <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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How the discrepancies of Newton’s and Einstein\u2019s theories \u2013 and the transition from one theory to the other \u2013 can be systematically recorded.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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Information about the principle that Einstein took as a starting point for developing his general theory of relativity<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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Modeling relativistic fluids and the phenomena associated with them – from supernovae and jets to merging neutron stars<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tVarying Newton\u2019s constant: A personal history of scalar-tensor theories<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

Information about a modification of Einstein’s theory of general relativity in which the gravitational constant is not a constant. <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tA Test Bed for the General Theory of Relativity<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

A model allows to describe systematically how well (or poorly) Einstein’s theory agrees with observations.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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More about gravitational waves, how they are produced and how they can be detected<\/div>\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\tContinuous gravitational waves<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

A vast population of a hundred million stellar remnants is hidden in the depths of our Galaxy. While we may never observe them in the electromagnetic spectrum, we might discover them through their gravitational-wave emission.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tGravitational wave detectors find 56 potential cosmic collisions<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

During collaborative measurement campaigns, so-called observation runs, the worldwide gravitational wave detector network listens for signals from space. During the third observation run “O3”, which started on April 1st, 2019, the LIGO detectors (USA), Virgo (Italy), and GEO600 (Germany) recorded a range of promising signals.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tOf gravitational waves and spherical chickens<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

Information about a class of simple model universes, each an expanding cosmos filled with gravitational waves<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tThe wave nature of simple gravitational waves<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

A closer look at the way that simple gravitational waves propagate through space with time<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tThird-generation gravitational-wave detectors<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

Starting in the 2030s, third-generation gravitational-wave observatories will eavesdrop on space. They are many times more sensitive than current detectors and could thus provide a range of new insights into the invisible side of the universe.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tListening posts around the globe<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

Overview of the gravitational wave detectors currently operational, or under construction<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tObserving gravitational waves in space with LISA<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

In 2035, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is scheduled to be launched into space as a mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). It will observe previously inaccessible gravitational waves from a large range of new sources.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tEinstein@Home – gravitational waves for everybody<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

Information on how you personally can help with the search for gravitational wave – by donating processing time on your private computer <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tCatching the wave with light<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

Some information on how interferometric detectors such as LIGO or GEO600 work<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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Some information on how the vintage models among gravitational wave detectors work – resonant detectors <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tLISA – Hunting waves in space<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

Information about the latest version of the most ambitious gravitational wave project – a detector in space. <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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For some gravitational wave signals, one can go beyond graphs and animations – they can be made audible <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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Albert Einstein predicted their existence back in 1916, and on 14 September 2015 they were directly detected for the first time: Gravitational waves. Two large interferometric detectors of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration with major contributions from German researchers detected the signal known as “GW150914”. The waves originate from the merger of two black holes and are the first direct observation of these exotic objects.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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White Dwarf binaries, their properties, and the role they will play for the planned space-borne gravitational wave detector LISA.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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All modern gravitational wave detectors are based on the principle of a Michelson interferometer. But how exactly does it work?<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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Black Holes & Co.<\/h2>\n
Black holes, neutron stars and supernovae: Flight into a black hole, the black hole in the center of the Milky Way, how many different kinds of black hole are there, how black holes light up their neighbourhood<\/div>\n
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Researchers use the Event Horizon Telescope to observe black holes at the centers of galaxies with high resolution.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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During neutron star mergers, both gravitational wave and electromagnetic signals are emitted. This could help solve long-standing issues in basic physics research with multi-messenger astrophysics.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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In 2020, Roger Penrose was awarded half of the Nobel prize in physics for proving that black hole formation is a robust prediction of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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The black hole at the center of our galaxy reveals itself through the stellar motions in its vicinity. With the Very Large Telescope Interferometer, these motions can be observed with high precision.<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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Once they have settled down, there are actually only very few different kinds of black hole – find out which, and how black holes shed other distinguishing marks. <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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Some information about what is called the conservation of angular momentum, and its consequences for neutron stars, black holes and the matter disks around them <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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The connection between temperature and the emission of electromagnetic radiation, as well as the consequences for stars, matter disks around black holes, and cosmology <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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How the fact that black holes are very efficient in attracting surrounding matter leads to some of the most spectacularly luminous phenomena in the whole of the cosmos<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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What astronomers can see once a black hole has heated up its cosmic neighbourhood, stimulating it to emit bright radiation<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tChanging places – space and time inside a black hole<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

How, in one sense, space and time switch their roles inside a black hole – and why this leads to a black hole’s most characteristic property, namely that nothing can get out <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tParticle accelerators as black hole factories?<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

The intriguing possibility that the next generation of particle accelerators might produce – and allow the detection of – miniature black holes <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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Information about the closest supermassive black hole – the central object of our own galaxy <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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Cosmology<\/h2>\n
The big bang and all the rest: The geometry of the universe, the formation of the first light chemical elements, cosmology and quantum gravity<\/div>\n
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In cosmology, “big bang” has two different meanings – and if you want to understand what’s going on, you should be aware of that difference. <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tBig Bang Nucleosynthesis: Cooking up the first light elements<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

How the first nuclei of helium, lithium and other light elements were cooked up shortly after the big bang<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tCosmic Sound: Curvature and the cosmic background radiation<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

How the spatial geometry of the universe can be derived by observing the cosmic background radiation<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tSearching for the quantum beginning of the universe<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

About attempts to understand the beginning of our universe using different approaches to quantum gravity<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tAvoiding the big bang<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

The collapsing and then re-expanding quantum universe that loop quantum gravity offers as a replacement of the standard big bang models<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tEquilibrium and Change: The physics behind Big Bang Nucleosynthesis<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

The physics behind Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, the period shortly after the big bang that saw the first production of light elements such as helium and lithium <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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The connection between temperature and the emission of electromagnetic radiation, as well as the consequences for stars, matter disks around black holes, and cosmology <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tThe shape of space<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

The different space geometries allowed by the big bang models – do we live on a hypersphere?<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tElements of the past: Big Bang Nucleosynthesis and observation<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

How to reconstruct the abundances of light elements shortly after the big bang, and thus test some important predictions of the big bang models against observation<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tTaming infinity with loops<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

How loop quantum gravity could replace the absurd state of infinite density, the big bang with which, according to Einstein’s relativity, the universe began<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tThe mathematical universe<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

Why cosmology is not only a matter for astronomers and physicists, but also for mathematicians<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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Relativity and the Quantum<\/h2>\n
Relativistic quantum theory, string theory, loop quantum gravity and other attempts to unify Einstein’s gravitation with quantum theory; the uses of extra dimensions; quantum gravity and the big bang<\/div>\n
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\r\n\t\t\t\tThe sum over all possibilities: The path integral formulation of quantum theory<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

About the path integral approach to quantum theory <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tActors on a changing stage: quantum gravity and background independence<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

The principle of background independence – space and time are no fixed structure, but take part in the dynamical evolution of the world – and its consequences for the problem of quantum gravity<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tExtra dimensions – and how to hide them<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

Why our universe could possess dimensions beyond length, width and depth – and why those dimensions need not be noticeable in everyday life<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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About attempts to understand the beginning of our universe using different approaches to quantum gravity<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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The collapsing and then re-expanding quantum universe that loop quantum gravity offers as a replacement of the standard big bang models<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tGeometry from order: causal sets<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

An overview of the causal set approach to a theory of quantum gravity<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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\r\n\t\t\t\tThe embedded universe<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t

Is our three-dimensional world embedded in a higher-dimensional space? <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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The intriguing possibility that the next generation of particle accelerators might produce – and allow the detection of – miniature black holes <\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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How loop quantum gravity could replace the absurd state of infinite density, the big bang with which, according to Einstein’s relativity, the universe began<\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t

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