3. The Mass-Radius Diagram

            The Mass-Radius diagram as a map of scientific limits
                        Man
                        Earth
                        Sun
                        Galaxy
                        Galactic clusters

                        Man
                        Cells
                        Molecules
                        Atoms
                        Protons neutrons
                        Quarks
                        electrons
            Looking out in space is looking back in time.
            Mass is energy.
            Objects with no size electrons
            Hypothetical strings
            zero rest mass objects light.
           

3. The MR Diagram

Show the Movie: Powers of 10.
Plot mass versus radius for known particles. Use a logarithmic Plot.
Going up in size first
                        Man
                        Earth
                        Sun
                        Galaxy
                        Galactic clusters
Then down
                        Man
                        Cells
                        Molecules
                        Atoms
                        Protons neutrons
                        Quarks
                        Electrons
Lines on the graph a vertical line is the radius of the universe which is moving to the right at the speed of light.

Lines on log-log plots represent equations. The line at the tops shows where an object turns into a black hole. The radius of a black hole is proportional to its mass.

The line at the bottom shows the wavelength of a particle. The wavelength has a negative slope which means that the wavelength is inversely proportional to the mass.

Some particles have zero rest mass (the photon)
some have unknown mass, the graviton,
some have no radius, the electron.

Time and space are related by the speed of light in a vacuum. Looking out in space is looking back in time.

 


Scientific Explorations with Paul Doherty

© 2011

18 October 2011