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Olbers’ Paradox Sam Migirditch (migirditchsv@email.appstate.edu) Angie Blatchley (blatchleyan@email.appstate.edu) Summer Bridge 2013 Appalachian State University

What is the Paradox? Every line of sight should end on a star if the universe is infinitely large. The sky should be bright and getting brighter. This suggests the universe is not static. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Olber%27s_Paradox_-_All_Points.gif

Early Theories Johannes Kepler – 1610, proposed problem and believed stars extended only a finite distance Heinrich Olbers – 1823, proposed that intervening matter absorbed the light from the stars Edgar Allen Poe – 1848, published a scientific paper suggesting the solution of the universe not old enough for all the light to reach Earth Earth:http://misterjogja.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cartoon-earththe-bubble-bath-queen--earth-day-a-couple-days-late-kx6ydqxb.jpg Star:http://www.stpaulsratoath.ie/images/star-clipart.jpeg.gif?974 Cloud: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cartoon_Cloud1.svg X:http://www.clker.com/cliparts/0/7/e/a/12074327311562940906milker_X_icon.svg.med.png

Dark Energy and Redshift Dark energy is poorly understood but observed by experiments. It is a repulsive force over extremely large distances . Repulsion increases over distance so objects accelerate away from each other causing redshift. Redshift preserves the speed of light and energy by changing the wavelength of light relative to the observer. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Redshift_blueshift.svg/800px-Redshift_blueshift.svg.png

Explanation Verdict Too much dust to see distant stars The dust would absorb the heat/light and eventually radiate it. The universe has only a finite number of stars. Inconclusive Distribution of stars is not uniform – some stars are hidden behind other stars The probability of an infinite amount of stars being lined up perfectly is infinitely unlikely. The universe is expanding so distant stars are redshifted out of visible spectrum. Correct The speed of light is finite and the universe has a finite age so we only see the light less than 15 billion light years away. Partially correct

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation Image from WMAP

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Acknowledgements We would like to extend thanks to: Dr. Rahman Tashakkori National Science Foundation Professor David Sitar Dr. Jennifer Burris Dr. Trina Palmer Professor Nathan Weigl Dr. Cindy Norris Dr. Alexander Schwab Zach Andrews Kristen Vroom Noah Hughes Michael Kelly Our peers who also participated in this program Our family and friends