PinnedTim Andersen, Ph.D.inThe Infinite UniverseHow to live in an absurd universeThe absurd is the essential concept and the first truth. — Albert CamusOct 15, 202256Oct 15, 202256
Tim Andersen, Ph.D.inThe Infinite UniverseThe end of the universe, not the beginning, may be the moment of creationLast week’s article got me thinking about time inversion and I looked more carefully into arrow of time reversal experiments like this one…Jun 1023Jun 1023
Tim Andersen, Ph.D.inThe Infinite UniverseHow time inversion really worksTenet came out in 2020 which seems like a lifetime ago now. The Christopher Nolan sci-fi thriller quickly became divisive partly because…Jun 74Jun 74
Tim Andersen, Ph.D.inThe Infinite UniverseZero-point energy may not existIn a previous post, I talked about how there might be more ordinary explanations for the Casimir effect that do not rely on vacuum energy…May 2313May 2313
Tim Andersen, Ph.D.inThe Infinite UniverseDark matter may come from the fifth dimensionAfter years of tinkering with tensor calculus, my paper explaining dark matter with a 5th dimension has been published in the peer-reviewed…May 1329May 1329
Tim Andersen, Ph.D.inThe Infinite UniverseThe Casimir effect may not come from vacuum energyRecently I saw a post on twitter claiming that AI could be powered with quantum vacuum energy. The post was accompanied by a figure from a…Apr 299Apr 299
Tim Andersen, Ph.D.inThe Infinite UniverseDark energy may come from the thermodynamics of spacetimeThe recent DESI results, which are quite preliminary, suggest that dark energy, the substance that makes up the majority of mass in our…Apr 239Apr 239
Tim Andersen, Ph.D.The Shroud of Turin may show evidence of Christ’s injuriesI was at a birthday party the other day for one of my daughter’s friends. Since we are at a seminary, everyone is either a priest, a…Apr 18Apr 18
Tim Andersen, Ph.D.inThe Infinite UniverseA light beam falling into a black hole may help us understand timeWhat would it be like to catch up to a beam of light? That was the question that the 16 year old Einstein asked himself. Ten years later…Mar 2013Mar 2013
Tim Andersen, Ph.D.inThe Infinite UniverseThis supercollider in space may give us the physics breakthrough we needThe current plans for the Future Circular Collider are for it to be about 90 km in circumference, over 3 times longer than the current…Feb 2811Feb 2811