Exploring the Shadows: Dark Matter and Energy Explained

Explore the profound mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, which comprise 95% of the universe's total mass and energy. This video delves into the nature, discovery, and significance of these unseen forces, their impact on the cosmos, and the ongoing quest to understand them. Learn about the scientific methods used to detect them, the theories surrounding their existence, and the philosophical implications of these discoveries.

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Introduction: Unveil the unseen forces shaping the universe. 🌌

Understanding Dark Matter and Dark Energy:

Basic Concepts: What are dark matter and dark energy?
Detection Methods: How scientists infer their existence.
Theoretical Background: Historical perspective and modern theories.
Impact on the Cosmos:

Galaxy Formation: Dark matter's role as the cosmic glue.
Universe Expansion: The accelerating effect of dark energy.
Technological Advances:

Detection Efforts: Underground detectors and space observations.
Particle Accelerators: Searching for dark matter particles.
Philosophical Implications:

Nature of Reality: Rethinking our understanding of the universe.
Human Significance: Our place in a dark matter-dominated cosmos.
Future Prospects:

Scientific Exploration: Ongoing and future research projects.
Potential Discoveries: The transformative impact of understanding dark matter and dark energy.

Context Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction to Dark Matter and Dark Energy
0:41 - Basic Concepts and Significance
2:50 - Detection Methods: Inferring Existence
4:20 - Historical Perspective: Galaxy Rotation Problem
6:40 - Impact on the Cosmos: Galaxy Formation
8:20 - Universe Expansion: Dark Energy's Role
10:00 - Technological Advances: Detection Efforts
12:00 - Particle Accelerators: Searching for Dark Matter Particles
13:20 - Philosophical Implications: Nature of Reality and Human Significance
14:40 - Future Prospects: Scientific Exploration and Potential Discoveries

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Dark matter is dilated mass. General Relativity predicts dilation not singularities. In the 1939 journal "Annals of Mathematics" Einstein wrote -
"The essential result of this investigation is a clear understanding as to why the Schwarzchild singularities (Schwarzchild was the first to raise the issue of General Relativity predicting singularities) do not exist in physical reality. Although the theory given here treats only clusters (star clusters) whose particles move along circular paths it does seem to be subject to reasonable doubt that more general cases will have analogous results. The Schwarzchild singularities do not appear for the reason that matter cannot be concentrated arbitrarily. And this is due to the fact that otherwise the constituting particles would reach the velocity of light."
He was referring to the phenomenon of dilation (sometimes called gamma or y) mass that is dilated is smeared through spacetime relative to an outside observer. It's the phenomenon behind the phrase "mass becomes infinite at the speed of light". Time dilation is one aspect of dilation, it's not just time that gets dilated. Dilation will occur wherever there is an astronomical quantity of mass because high mass means high momentum. Dilation is the original and correct explanation for why we cannot see light from the galactic center.
It can be inferred mathematically that the mass at the center of our own galaxy must be dilated. In other words that mass is all around us. This is the explanation for the abnormally high rotation rates of stars in spiral galaxies. The "missing mass" is dilated mass.
Einstein wrote about dilation occurring in "large clusters of stars" which is basically a very low mass galaxy. For a galaxy to have no/low dilation it must have very, very low mass. To date 6 very, very low mass galaxies have been confirmed to show no signs of dark matter. For the same reason binary stars and all planets have normal rotation rates.