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"Our previous consideration on the
production of radiant energy from the stars indicates that such production
of radiant energy is only possible where the second law of thermodynamics
is followed, that is, in a positive section of the universe. In a negative
section of the universe the reverse process must take place; namely, space
is full of radiant energy, presumably produced in the positive section of
space, and the stars use this radiant energy to build up a higher level of
heat. All radiant energy in that section of space would tend to be
absorbed by the stars, which would thus constitute perfectly black bodies;
and very little radiant energy would be produced in that section of space,
but would mostly come from beyond the boundary surface. What little
radiant energy would be produced in the negative section of space would be
pseudo-teleologically directed only towards stars which have enough
activity to absorb it, and no radiant energy, or almost none, would
actually leave the negative section of space. The peculiarity of the
boundary surface between the positive and negative sections of space,
then, is, that practically all light that crosses it, crosses it in one
direction, namely, from the positive side to the negative side. If we were
on the positive side, as seems to be the case, then we could not see
beyond such surface, though we might easily have gravitational or other
evidence of bodies existing beyond that surface."―CHAP
XII Seeing the invisible – first dark galaxy discovered? "A British-led team of astronomers have discovered an object that appears to be an invisible galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter – the first ever detected. A dark galaxy is an area in the universe containing a large amount of mass that rotates like a galaxy, but contains no stars. Without any stars to give light, it could only be found using radio telescopes. It was first seen with the University of Manchester’s Lovell Telescope in Cheshire, and the sighting was confirmed with the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico. The unknown material that is thought to hold these galaxies together is known as ‘dark matter’, but scientists still know very little about what that is."―physorg.com |
