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Re: [Phys-L] Something to ponder and worry over



The premise of the hypothesis -- to the best of my understanding -- is
that G, the universal gravitational constant, is time-variant and
increasing. This introduces a second factor into the observed
red-shift of distant galaxies. If G were smaller in the past, atomic
masses would be less, orbital energies would be closer together, and
atomic emissions would be red-shifted. The more distant the galaxy,
the longer ago the emission, and the more red-shifted the emission
because of the reduced mass.

Since the time-dependence of G is unknown, it is possible that the
universe is shrinking, but the G effect is still greater, resulting in
the perception of an increasing universe.

A time-dependent G would also negate the need for dark energy and dark
matter (known as the aether in 1700s and 1800s).

Dr. Roy Jensen
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Faculty Lecturer, Chemistry
E5-33F, University of Alberta
780.248.1808




On Thu, 22 Aug 2013 17:49:54 +0000, you wrote:

From: WC Maddox

A New York Times headline I never expect to see (or anywhere else):

"Religious right agrees not to push for Creationism & Intelligent Design in public schools and religious left agrees not to demand global warming/global cooling be taught in public schools."

With regard to the expanding or shrinking universe message: Have all the quasars shrunk out of sight? There are none in what are usually considered as nearby galaxies.

Will original sender please fill in the blank? This hypothesis has the ability to remove the need for 'dark matter'
and 'dark energy', and label physics and physicists as....

After reading part of a book by Smolin called "Time Reborn" one choice would be failures who have given up trying to explain the universe and have retreated into playing mathematical games.

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