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Heliocentric Universe - The 3rd Century B.C. Greek astronomer and mathematician
Aristarchus of Samos was the first to present an explicit argument for a
heliocentric model of the Solar System, placing the Sun, not the Earth, at the
center of the known universe. He described the Earth as rotating daily on its axis
and revolving annually about the Sun in a circular orbit, along with a sphere of fixed
stars. His ideas were generally rejected in favour of the geocentric theories of Aristotle
and Ptolemy until they were successfully revived nearly 1800 years later by
Copernicus. However, there were exceptions: Seleucus of Seleucia, who lived about a
century after Aristarchus, supported his theories and used the tides to explain
heliocentricity and the influence of the Moon; the Indian astonomer and mathematician
Aryabhata described elliptical orbits around the Sun at the end of of the 5th Century
A.D.; as did the Muslim astronomer Ja'far ibn Muhammad Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi in the
9th Century.
Partially Heliocentric Universe - In the 15th and early 16th Century, Somayaji
Nilakantha of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics in southern
India developed a computational system for a partially heliocentric planetary
model in which Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn orbited the Sun,
which in turn orbited the Earth. This was very similar to the Tychonic system
proposed by the Danish nobleman Tycho Brahe later in the 16th Century as a kind
of hybrid of the Ptolemaic and Copernican models.
Static (or Newtonian) Universe - In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton published his
“Principia”, which described, among other things, a static, steady state,
infinite universe which even Einstein, in the early 20th Century, took
as a given (at least until events proved otherwise). In Newton’s universe,
matter on the large scale is uniformly distributed, and the universe is
gravitationally balanced but essentially unstable.
Hierarchical Universe and the Nebular Hypothesis - Although still
generally based on a Newtonian static universe, the matter in a
hierarchical universe is clustered on ever larger scales of hierarchy,
and is endlessly being recycled. It was first proposed in 1734 by the
Swedish scientist and philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg, and
developed further (independently) by Thomas Wright (1750), Immanuel
Kant (1755) and Johann Heinrich Lambert (1761), and a similar model was
proposed in 1796 by the Frenchman Pierre-Simon Laplace.
ALTE TEORII….
Platon
INTERACTIUNI FUNDAMENTALE
The other three, part of the Standard Model of particle physics, are
described as discrete quantum fields, and their interactions are
each carried by a quantum, an elementary particle.
• Life must form out of baryons and electrons, but that’s only 4% of universe
• Gravity brings matter together, and baryons cool and condense into stars
• In cold, dense environments, many organic molecules have been detected
• But how do planets form with these materials?
• Dark energy?
– No: too smooth, meaning it can’t clump together
to form structure
• Dark matter?
– Probably not; although dark matter can
clump it can’t cool and form complex structure
• Baryons?
Well, sure! We’re made of them
Matter Content of the Universe - David Spergel March 2006 Valencia, Spain
composition of the universe
4.5% Baryons
22.4% Dark Matter
73% Dark Energy
<0.1% Neutrinos, Radiation
260 BC - Archimedes mathematically works out the principle of the lever and
motion
1000-1030 - Alhazen and Avicenna develop the concepts of inertia and momentum
1100-1138 - Avempace develops the concept of a reaction force
1100-1165 - Hibat Allah Abu'l-Barakat al-Baghdaadi discovers that force is
problem
1690 - James Bernoulli shows that the cycloid is the solution to the tautochrone
problem
1691 - Johann Bernoulli shows that a chain freely suspended from two points will form
a catenary
1691 - James Bernoulli shows that the catenary curve has the lowest center of gravity
problem
1714 - Brook Taylor derives the fundamental frequency of a stretched vibrating string in
terms of its tension and mass per unit length by solving an ordinary differential equation
Planck constant h
Planck constant h
...
Planck hbar
Planck hbar
...
Gravitation constant G
Boltzmann constant k
Coulomb constant
Boltzmann constant k
Bohr radius
Avogadro's number NA 6.0221 x 1023 mol -1
Charge of electron e
Permeability of vacuum
Fine structure constant
Permittivity of vacuum
Coulomb constant
Faraday constant F
Compton wavelength
Mass of electron
Mass of electron
Mass of proton
Mass of proton
Mass of neutron
Mass of neutron
Atomic mass unit
Atomic mass unit
u
u
Bohr magneton
Avogadro's number
Stefan-Boltzmann
constant
Rydberg constant
Bohr magneton
Bohr magneton
Flux quantum
Bohr radius Magnetic flux quantum
Standard atmosphere atm
Wien displacement
b
constant
ANEXA 1
The model assumes that general relativity is the correct theory of gravity on
cosmological scales. It emerged in the late 1990s as a concordance cosmology,
after a period of time when disparate observed properties of the universe appeared
mutually inconsistent, and there was no consensus on the makeup of
the energy density of the universe.
•Dark matter is described as being cold (i.e. its velocity is far less than the speed of light at the
epoch of radiation-matter equality); non-baryonic (i.e. consisting of matter other than protons
and neutrons); dissipationless (i.e. cannot cool by radiating photons); and collisionless (i.e. the
dark matter particles interact with each other and other particles only through gravity and
possibly the weak force).
The dark matter component is estimated to constitute about 26.8% of the mass-energy
density of the universe.
The remaining 4.9% comprises all ordinary matter observed as atoms, chemical
elements, gas and plasma, the stuff of which visible planets, stars and galaxies are
made. As a matter of fact, the great majority of ordinary matter in the universe is
unseen, since visible stars and gas inside galaxies and clusters account for less than 10
per cent of the ordinary matter contribution to the mass-energy density of the universe.
The energy density includes a very small fraction (~ 0.01%) in cosmic microwave
background radiation, and not more than 0.5% in relic neutrinos. Although very small
today, these were much more important in the distant past, dominating the matter at
redshift > 3200.
• Some theories, notably string theory, seek both QG and GUT within
one framework, unifying all four fundamental interactions along with
mass generation within a theory of everything (ToE).
Gravity (1)
Gravitation is by far the weakest of the four interactions. The weakness of gravity can easily
be demonstrated by suspending a pin using a simple magnet (such as a refrigerator
magnet). The magnet is able to hold the pin against the gravitational pull of the entire Earth.
Yet gravitation is very important for macroscopic objects and over macroscopic distances for
the following reasons. Gravitation:
Is the only interaction that acts on all particles having mass, energy and/or momentum
Has an infinite range, like electromagnetism but unlike strong and weak interaction
Even though electromagnetism is far stronger than gravitation, electrostatic attraction is not
relevant for large celestial bodies, such as planets, stars, and galaxies, simply because such
bodies contain equal numbers of protons and electrons and so have a net electric charge of
zero. Nothing "cancels" gravity, since it is only attractive, unlike electric forces which can be
attractive or repulsive. On the other hand, all objects having mass are subject to the
gravitational force, which only attracts. Therefore, only gravitation matters on the large-scale
structure of the universe.
Gravity (2)
• The long range of gravitation makes it responsible for such large-scale phenomena as the
structure of galaxies and black holes and it retards the expansion of the universe.
• During the Scientific Revolution, Galileo Galilei experimentally determined that this was
not the case — neglecting the friction due to air resistance, and buoyancy forces if an
atmosphere is present (e.g. the case of a dropped air-filled balloon vs a water-filled
balloon) all objects accelerate toward the Earth at the same rate. Isaac Newton's law of
Universal
• Gravitation (1687) was a good approximation of the behaviour of gravitation. Our present-
day understanding of gravitation stems from Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity
of 1915, a more accurate (especially for cosmological masses and distances) description
of gravitation in terms of the geometry of spacetime.
Gravity (3)
• Merging general relativity and quantum mechanics (or quantum field theory) into a more
general theory of quantum gravity is an area of active research. It is hypothesized that
gravitation is mediated by a massless spin-2 particle called the graviton.
• Although general relativity has been experimentally confirmed (at least for weak fields) on
all but the smallest scales, there are rival theories of gravitation. Those taken seriously by
[citation needed] the physics community all reduce to general relativity in some limit, and
the focus of observational work is to establish limitations on what deviations from general
relativity are possible.
• Proposed extra dimensions could explain why the gravity force is so weak.
This is larger than the planet Earth would weigh if weighed on another
Earth. The atomic nuclei in one jug also repel those in the other with the
Electromagnetism (2) same force. However, these repulsive forces are canceled by the attraction
of the electrons in jug A with the nuclei in jug B and the attraction of the
•Electromagnetism is the force that acts between nuclei in jug A with the electrons in jug B, resulting in no net force.
electrically charged particles. This phenomenon Electromagnetic forces are tremendously stronger than gravity but cancel
includes the electrostatic force acting between out so that for large bodies gravity dominates.
charged particles at rest, and the combined Electrical and magnetic phenomena have been observed since ancient
effect of electric and magnetic forces acting times, but it was only in the 19th century that it was discovered that
between charged particles moving relative to electricity and magnetism are two aspects of the same fundamental
each other. interaction. By 1864, Maxwell's equations had rigorously quantified this
•Electromagnetism is infinite-ranged like gravity, unified interaction. Maxwell's theory, restated using vector calculus, is the
but vastly stronger, and therefore describes a classical theory of electromagnetism, suitable for most technological
number of macroscopic phenomena of everyday purposes.
experience such as friction, rainbows, lightning, The constant speed of light in a vacuum (customarily described with the
and all human-made devices using electric letter "c") can be derived from Maxwell's equations, which are consistent
current, such as television, lasers, and with the theory of special relativity. Einstein's 1905 theory of special
computers. Electromagnetism fundamentally relativity, however, which flows from the observation that the speed of light
determines all macroscopic, and many atomic is constant no matter how fast the observer is moving, showed that the
levels, properties of the chemical elements, theoretical result implied by Maxwell's equations has profound implications
including all chemical bonding. far beyond electromagnetism on the very nature of time and space.
•In a four kilogram (~1 gallon) jug of water there In another work that departed from classical electro-magnetism, Einstein
are also explained the photoelectric effect by hypothesizing that light was
transmitted in quanta, which we now call photons. Starting around 1927,
of total electron charge. Thus, if we place two Paul Dirac combined quantum mechanics with the relativistic theory of
such jugs a meter apart, the electrons in one of electromagnetism. Further work in the 1940s, by Richard Feynman,
the jugs repel those in the other jug with a Freeman Dyson, Julian Schwinger, and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, completed
force of this theory, which is now called quantum electrodynamics, the revised
theory of electromagnetism. Quantum electrodynamics and quantum
mechanics provide a theoretical basis for electromagnetic behavior such
as quantum tunneling, in which a certain percentage of electrically charged
particles move in ways that would be impossible under the classical
electromagnetic theory, that is necessary for everyday electronic devices
such as transistors to function.
•The constant speed of light in a vacuum (customarily described with the letter "c") can
be derived from Maxwell's equations, which are consistent with the theory of special
relativity.
•Einstein's 1905 theory of special relativity, however, which flows from the observation
that the speed of light is constant no matter how fast the observer is moving, showed
that the theoretical result implied by Maxwell's equations has profound implications far
beyond electromagnetism on the very nature of time and space.
Electromagnetism (4)
Starting around 1927, Paul Dirac combined quantum mechanics with the relativistic
theory of electromagnetism.
Further work in the 1940s, by Richard Feynman, Freeman Dyson, Julian Schwinger,
and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, completed this theory, which is now called quantum
electrodynamics, the revised theory of electromagnetism.
Weak interaction
• The strong interaction, or strong nuclear force, is the most complicated interaction, mainly
because of the way it varies with distance. At distances greater than 10 femtometers, the strong
force is practically unobservable. Moreover, it holds only inside the atomic nucleus.
• After the nucleus was discovered in 1908, it was clear that a new force, today known as the
nuclear force, was needed to overcome the electrostatic repulsion, a manifestation of
electromagnetism, of the positively charged protons. Otherwise, the nucleus could not exist.
Moreover, the force had to be strong enough to squeeze the protons into a volume that is about
10−15 m, much smaller than that of the entire atom. From the short range of this force, Hideki
Yukawa predicted that it was associated with a massive particle, whose mass is approximately
100 MeV.
• The 1947 discovery of the pion ushered in the modern era of particle physics. Hundreds of
hadrons were discovered from the 1940s to 1960s, and an extremely complicated theory of
hadrons as strongly interacting particles was developed. Most notably:
Jun John Sakurai proposed the rho and omega vector bosons to be force carrying particles
for approximate symmetries of isospin and hypercharge;
Geoffrey Chew, Edward K. Burdett and Steven Frautschi grouped the heavier hadrons into
families that could be understood as vibrational and rotational excitations of strings.
• While each of these approaches offered deep insights, no approach led directly to a
fundamental theory.
• Murray Gell-Mann along with George Zweig first proposed fractionally charged quarks in 1961.
Throughout the 1960s, different authors considered theories similar to the modern fundamental
theory of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) as simple models for the interactions of quarks.
The first to hypothesize the gluons of QCD were Moo-Young Han and Yoichiro Nambu, who
introduced the quark color charge and hypothesized that it might be associated with a force-
carrying field.
– At that time, however, it was difficult to see how such a model could permanently confine quarks.
– Han and Nambu also assigned each quark color an integer electrical charge, so that the quarks were
fractionally charged only on average, and they did not expect the quarks in their model to be
permanently confined.
• In 1971, Murray Gell-Mann and Harald Fritzsch proposed that the Han/Nambu color gauge field
was the correct theory of the short-distance interactions of fractionally charged quarks. A little
later, David Gross, Frank Wilczek, and David Politzer discovered that this theory had the
property of asymptotic freedom, allowing them to make contact with experimental
evidence. They concluded that QCD was the complete theory of the strong interactions, correct
at all distance scales. The discovery of asymptotic freedom led most physicists to accept
QCD since it became clear that even the long-distance properties of the strong interactions could
be consistent with experiment if the quarks are permanently confined.
• Assuming that quarks are confined, Mikhail Shifman, Arkady Vainshtein and Valentine Zakharov
were able to compute the properties of many low-lying hadrons directly from QCD, with only
a few extra parameters to describe the vacuum.
• In 1980, Kenneth G. Wilson published computer calculations based on the first principles of
QCD, establishing, to a level of confidence tantamount to certainty, that QCD will confine quarks.
Since then, QCD has been the established theory of the strong interactions.
Physics beyond the Standard Model - Elementary particle § Beyond the Standard Model (1)
• Numerous theoretical efforts have been made to systematize the existing four
fundamental interactions on the model of electroweak unification.
• Grand Unified Theories (GUTs) are proposals to show that all of the fundamental
interactions, other than gravity, arise from a single interaction with symmetries
that break down at low energy levels.
– GUTs predict relationships among constants of nature that are unrelated in the SM.
– GUTs also predict gauge coupling unification for the relative strengths of the electromagnetic, weak, and
strong forces, a prediction verified at the Large Electron–Positron Collider in 1991 for supersymmetric
theories.
• Theories of everything, which integrate GUTs with a quantum gravity theory face
a greater barrier, because no quantum gravity theories, which include
– string theory,
• Some theories look for a graviton to complete the Standard Model list of force-
carrying particles, while others, like loop quantum gravity, emphasize the
possibility that time-space itself may have a quantum aspect to it.
Unele aspecte ale modelării in fizică Dr.ing.Dan Serbanescu februarie 2017
Academia Romana Comitetul Român de Istoria si Filsofia Ştiinţei şi Tehnicii (CRIFST) Divizia de Logică, Metodologie şi Filosofia Ştiinţei (DLMFS) – Grupul de Cercetari Interdisciplinare (GCI)
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Physics beyond the Standard Model - Elementary particle § Beyond the Standard Model (2)
• Some theories beyond the Standard Model include a hypothetical fifth force, and the
search for such a force is an ongoing line of experimental research in physics. In
supersymmetric theories, there are particles that acquire their masses only through
supersymmetry breaking effects and these particles, known as moduli can mediate new
forces.
• Another reason to look for new forces is the recent discovery that the expansion of
the universe is accelerating (also known as dark energy), giving rise to a need to explain
a nonzero cosmological constant, and possibly to other modifications of general relativity.
• Fifth forces have also been suggested to explain phenomena such as CP violations,
dark matter, and dark flow.
• In December 2015, two observations in the ATLAS and CMS detectors at the Large
Hadron Collider hinted at the existence of a new particle six times heavier than the Higgs
Boson. However, after obtaining more experimental data, the anomaly appeared not be
significant.
ANEXA 2
• It has no units attached and has a numerical value that is independent of the
system of units used. Perhaps the best-known example is the fine-structure
constant, α, which has approximate value of 1⁄137.036. 4πε0ħcα = e2.
• The term fundamental physical constant is also used to refer to universal but
dimensioned physical constants such as the speed of light c, vacuum
permittivity ε0, Planck constant h, and the gravitational constant G.
• The Standard Model requires 25 physical constants, about half of them the
masses of fundamental particles (which become "dimensionless" when
expressed relative to the Planck mass or, alternatively, relative to the electron
mass along with the gravitational coupling constant).
• Arthur Eddington set out alleged mathematical reasons why the reciprocal
of the fine structure constant had to be exactly 136. When its value was
discovered to be closer to 137, he changed his argument to match that
value.
• Experiments have since shown that Eddington was wrong; to six significant
digits, the reciprocal of the fine-structure constant is 137.036.
• An empirical relation between the masses of the electron, muon and tau
has been discovered by physicist Yoshio Koide, but this formula remains
unexplained.
• α, the fine structure constant, the coupling constant for the electromagnetic
interaction (≈ 1⁄137).
• The square of the electron charge, expressed in Planck units, which defines
the scale of charge of elementary particles with charge.
• μ or β, the proton-to-electron mass ratio, the rest mass of the proton divided
by that of the electron (≈1836). More generally, the ratio of the rest masses
of any pair of elementary particles.
• αG, the gravitational coupling constant (≈10−45) which is the square of the
electron mass, expressed in Planck units. This defines the scale of the
masses of elementary particles and has also been used to express the
relative strength of gravitation.
Martin Rees's Six Numbers - six dimensionless constants, whose values are fundamental to present-
day physical theory and the known structure of the universe
• N ≈ 1036 the ratio of the fine structure constant (the dimensionless coupling constant for
electromagnetism) to the gravitational coupling constant, the latter defined using two protons. In
Barrow and Tipler (1986) - this ratio is denoted α/αG. N governs the relative importance of gravity and
electrostatic attraction/repulsion in explaining the properties of baryonic matter
•ε ≈ 0.007 The fraction of the mass of four protons that is released as energy when fused into a helium
nucleus. ε governs the energy output of stars, and is determined by the coupling constant for the
strong force
•Ω ≈ 0.3 the ratio of the actual density of the universe to the critical (minimum) density required for the
universe to eventually collapse under its gravity. Ω determines the ultimate fate of the universe. If Ω ≥
1, the universe will experience a Big Crunch. If Ω < 1, the universe will expand forever
•λ ≈ 0.7 The ratio of the energy density of the universe, due to the cosmological constant, to the critical
density of the universe. Others denote this ratio b
•Q ≈ 10−5 The energy required to break up and disperse an instance of the largest known structures in
the universe, namely a galactic cluster or supercluster, expressed as a fraction of the energy
equivalent to the rest mass m of that structure, namely mc2
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ANEXA 3
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