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Its not that he couldn't, he eventually did and declared his "cosmological constant" the biggest mistake in his life.
The situation was when Einstein developed General Relativity the prevailing cosmological theory was the Steady State Theory, that the universe was static. However General Relativity predicted that the universe could NOT be static: it must be either expanding or contracting. To correct for this apparent "error" and conform to the prevailing theory, Einstein added an arbitrary fudge factor that he called the "cosmological constant" that could be tweaked as needed to keep the General Relativity predictions in accordance with the Steady State Theory.
When it was clearly shown that Hubble's data was right and the universe was expanding, he willingly deleted the "cosmological constant" from Relativity.
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Which of these is a theory that many scientists accept as an explanation for the origin of the universe?
the quantum theory
In the infinite universe theory does the universe have no beginning and no end just like numbers from negative numbers going to positive numbers?
There is reason to believe that there is an infinity of space out there, just as time is infinite, both in the past, and in the future. At some stage in this infinity of time and space, our universe began. In fact, the multiverse hypothesis says that our universe is only one of many such universes that have come into existence, or will in the infinite future. However, Einstein proposed that our universe (and therefore each universe if the multiverse hypothesis is correct) is curved, so that it in some way has an outer boundary contrary to Professor Hawkins saying the universe may have no boundary as the universe is possibly self contained. Minority viewpoint: The Infinite Universe Theory states that the universe exists everywhere and for all time. Thus the universe had no beginning, although each part of it has a beginning and an ending, being assembled from other parts in the necessarily Infinite Universe. This is in tune with the First Law of Thermodynamics (Conservation), which states that "Matter and the motion of matter neither can be created nor destroyed." The opposing assumption is Creation, the belief that something could be created out of nothing. The Big Bang Theory of the origin of the universe is wildly popular largely because most people follow religious tradition in assuming Creation. In tune with that logic, modern physicists accept numerous odd claims such as the shibboleth that space could be curved even though it is supposed to be completely empty. For further details go to www.thescientificworldview.com. the whole point is the universe don't have a end because it has no beginning
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Just called - and they DO NOT accept checks.
Why do scientist accept the big bang theory?
The BB model makes predictions about what we should see from our Earth. Other models predict that these things should NOT be seen, or (at best) fail to explain why they would be there. As the predictions made by the BB (cosmic microwave background radiation, ratio of hydrogen to helium to deuterium, age of oldest stars, no old galaxies far from our Earth) are all confirmed as being true, honest scientists have little choice but to accept the BB as the correct model for our Universe.
What term is generally used to designate theories opposed to the Big Bang theory?
"Steady state". The person who coined the term "big bang" meant it to be taken derisively; Sir Fred Hoyle was a proponent of the "steady state" theory of the cosmos, in which the universe had existed forever pretty much as it is now, and would continue forever. But as evidence accumulated, the concept of a steady state universe began to be more and more untenable, and most astronomers and cosmologists now accept that the universe probably "began" at some point about 14 billion years ago. Some extremely exotic theories have bubbled up suggesting that the universe may be cyclical, that it may eventually collapse, or that it may continue to expand forever. These theories are still in flux, and are supported primarily by mathematical models rather than by observed facts. But keep an open mind; we're only at the beginning of this story.
Does Albert Einstein have any controversies?
Several, but I'll simply mention the two largest: Einstein's equations for General Relativity do not permit a stable Universe; it must be either be expanding or contracting. Einstein recognized this, but refused to accept the obvious idea that our Universe is expanding and had a definite starting point. Instead, he simply "waved his hand" and added a factor in his equations to cancel out a contracting Universe. When it was observed that our Universe is, indeed, expanding; Einstein admitted that his idea was his "biggest blunder." Literally to his dying day, Einstein refused to accept the most basic idea of quantum mechanics: that our Universe, at its most fundamental level, is uncertain. Einstein agreed that our Universe may give experimental results that resemble that, but felt that the objects "knew" their characteristics prior to being measured (the technical name is "hidden variables.") Experiments over the last 15 years have absolutely ruled out that idea.
How was the Big Bang theory conceived?
When Einstein applied his General Theory of Relativity to the entire Universe, he noted that his own equations made a Universe of infinite age impossible -- a Universe obeying his laws would either be contracting or expanding, but it could never be infinitely stable. Because he could not accept any Universe with a beginning, Einstein added, out of thin air, a cosmological constant that made his equations "work," in the sense that the Universe could thus be stable. When others noted this was an ad hoc "solution," Einstein replied with near-ridicule. In 1927 Jesuit priest Georges LeMaitre worked out the mathematics of an expanding Universe, and suggested that this would explain an apparent red-shift of distant nebulae (which turned out to be other galaxies, but LeMaitre did not know this at the time). LeMaitre later added to his work by noting that, if his description of our Universe was correct, then there had to be (in his words) "a day with no yesterday." When Edwin Hubble showed that all distant galaxies had a red-shift perfectly in keeping with LeMaitre's predictions, Einstein admitted he had made (again, in his words), the "greatest blunder" of his career.
Did Albert Einstein accept Big Bang Cosmology?
Not initially. Indeed, his comments to its first proponent, Jesuit priest Georges LeMaitre, was "Your calculations are correct, but your physics is abominable." Einstein felt more comfortable with a Universe that was eternally stable, even though the general relativity that Einstein developed did not permit such a Universe to exist. When Edwin Hubble showed that all distant galaxies had a red shift -- exactly as Big Bang Cosmology predicted -- Einstein admitted that his rejection of LeMaitre's idea was his biggest blunder.
Is the vacuum of space protection for which the universe is against what it is that its expanding into. just like our world has an atmosphere to protect us against the vacuum.?
Since Time and space seem to have began with the big bang, we simply dont have any way of understanding anything outside of it . the best we can do is say that it appears that the universe is infinite in size and is expanding and accelerating. It looks like there is no end point of the universe.Its hard to accept . But it would be equally hard to accept if there was an end point. Its a great question but no one can really give an intuitive answer, sorry.
What did they think was the center of the universe after they thought the earth was?
In the 17th century, different people at different places started to accept the idea that the Earth was not the center of the universe. Copernicus had put forward a description with the Sun at the center of everything.Depending on what perspective you want to take, the center of the universe by some religious teachings is Mecca. One could say that the progression of beliefs was, Mecca, Earth, Sun, Milky Way.Now, we know that with an expanding universe and general relativity, one can say there is no place that is the center of the universe or every place is the center of the universe.
Why was the big bang theory not accepted in earlier times?
First and foremost, humans have always had difficulty conceiving of a cosmos that is billions of years old and changing over time. Thus, the idea that all stars are moving apart from each other, and have been doing so for 13 billion years, would be difficult to accept. Einstein himself was loathe to accept anything but a stable Universe that had not changed over all eternity. When his own General Relativity showed that our Universe would collapse over time, he "fixed" the problem with a wave of his hand. He invented, out of thin air, the existence of an energy that perfectly counter-balanced the tendency of space with matter within to collapse. When Jesuit priest Georges LeMaitre showed that an expanding universe satisfied the laws of GR, but also demanded a Universe with a beginning, Einstein retorted, "Your math is correct, but your physics is abominable." Prior to the late 1920s, no scientist had any conception of stars existing outside our own Milky Way. Not until Edwin Hubble showed that those "nebulae" were instead other galaxies AND that they were moving away from us, did anyone need to explain the latter fact of our Universe. Most cosmologists were reluctant to accept LeMaitre's work because (1) they shared Einstein's distaste for a Universe with a beginning and (2) Hubble's work indicated a Universe YOUNGER than the oldest stars known to exist. For decades, nobody knew of any test that would unambiguously prove, one way or another, whether our Universe had a beginning. In 1964, radio astronomers discovered -- BY ACCIDENT -- microwave radiation that could only be explained by a Big Bang. And, over the decades, the age of our Universe as predicted by the Hubble Constant has been shown to be greater than the oldest stars. Even though a scientist who shared a Nobel Prize, for showing our Universe had a beginning, admits his preference for a Universe with infinite age, he (like all those dedicated to scientifc research) accept the results of his experiments.
What is the meaning of look deeper into nature and then you will understand everything better?
Through studying the Universe, one can better comprehend why things happen. Einstein wrote this in a letter to a friend who lost a family member. From my knowledge of Einstein, he may have been stating that by noticing how vast and substantial the Universe really is, it becomes more obvious that God or Nature is indifferent to our lives, and therefore this person did not need to take the loss personally and can accept that our comprehension of why things happen the way they do is limited to our human understanding.
What did people think of big bang theory?
At first, many eminent scientists had trouble reconciling the notion of an expanding universe with their convictions. Albert Einstein, for instance, did not accept the notion until the evidence for it had become almost overwhelming, favouring, like many others, the idea of a static universe. For the next few decades, scientific support was pretty evenly divided over Steady State and Big Bang.It wasn't until 1965 that, with the discovery of the Cosmic Microwave Background, the scientific consensus swayed overwhelmingly towards supporting the Big Bang theory. Today, of course, it is the accepted model, the consensus view.
What is a theory that many accept an explination of the universe?
The Big Bang Theory
What nis meant by the big bang?
Big Bang Cosmology (BBC) states that space of our Universe has been expanding, thus causing the mass density of our Universe to decrease, over a period on the order of ten billion years. BBC does NOT say that there was an explosion of matter into empty space; it states that space itself has been expanding. BBC makes specific predictions about what astronomical observations we would see. If we did NOT see the things predicted by BBC, then scientists would be quite correct to reject it. However, BBC (along with Cosmic Inflation) has been irrefutably successful in making predictions that turn out to be correct. Observations that are almost trivial to explain with BBC are impossible to explain with alternative hypotheses about our Universe. People who know and respect how science works accept BBC as a basic fact about our Universe for the same reason they accept lightning as an atmospheric phenomena.
Did Einstein accept e equals Allah?
There is no record for Einstein accepting such a thing I tried to google it and I am a muslim, and for sure this would have been a topic in any of my days, If it was true!
Which of these is a theory that many scientists accept as an explanation for the origin of the universe?
the quantum theory
