Creation exsits?
Introduction
question keeps nagging at me: why do I even think about this stuff? Is everything we see around us now just a consequence of the Big Bang? If so, what kicked off the Big Bang in the first place? What made it happen? It feels strange to think about whether the fundamental bits – particles, fields, energy, space, all that – were actually created by the Big Bang, or if they were already… there.
It makes you wonder, doesn’t it? The idea that maybe nothing is ever truly created or destroyed. The water we drink, the air we breathe – could those very same molecules have once been part of someone we consider a holy figure, like Ram, Krishna, or Jesus and more.
And the atoms that make up our bodies right now? Maybe some of them were once part of a dinosaur. Sometimes that thought just blows my mind.
It seems like we’re all just using recycled molecules and atoms, constantly. That’s the kind of conclusion I start to reach, but then a new wave of thoughts hits me. Sunlight, those tiny photons, and then our own consciousness pops up, making me feel like an individual. But what happens to that consciousness when we die? It’s a mystery. So, maybe let’s try to understand the sun a little better.
Sun
The ”sun is overwhelmingly made of hydrogen, and this immense abundance is key to what makes it a unique and powerful star. You might wonder how such a common element can be so special. Well, when we think about the nuclei of most atoms, they need positively charged protons and neutral neutrons, which act as the fundamental particles held together by the strong nuclear force. However, the most common form of hydrogen in the Sun, protium, has a nucleus consisting of just a single proton. And yet, this single proton is the nucleus.
It’s a bit of a misconception to say we don’t know how to convert mass into energy. Einstein’s famous equation, E=mc², tells us they are equivalent. We do convert mass to energy technologically, for example, in nuclear power plants using the fission of unstable elements like uranium, where a small amount of mass is converted into a significant amount of energy when the atom splits.But the Sun is different. It converts mass into energy through nuclear fusion,
The Sun uses its immense mass and the resulting powerful gravitational pull to create incredible pressure at its core. This crushing pressure leads to extremely high temperatures – we’re talking millions of degrees Celsius!
protons and nuclei being positively charged and moving incredibly fast. That’s right! At these extreme temperatures and pressures, hydrogen nuclei (which are mostly just single protons) are forced to overcome their natural repulsion. They collide with each other in a specific series of steps known as the proton-proton chain reaction.
It’s not just random smashing together. This chain reaction involves several stages where protons fuse together. In the end, four hydrogen nuclei are converted into one helium nucleus. Now here’s the key part: the resulting helium nucleus has a tiny bit less mass than the four original hydrogen nuclei. That seemingly small amount of “missing” mass is converted directly into a tremendous amount of energy, following Einstein’s E=mc².
So, the Sun isn’t just converting a stable element directly into energy like a nuclear power plant with uranium. Instead, it’s using its gravity to create the extreme conditions needed to force stable hydrogen nuclei to fuse together into a slightly more stable helium nucleus, and it’s in that fusion process that a small fraction of mass is transformed into the light and heat that sustain our solar system.
Sun’s core fuses hydrogen, releasing energy as gamma ray photons. These photons bounce around inside, losing energy and eventually emerging as sunlight and heat.
Here’s the thing: The photons released from the Sun don’t gain light speed as they travel. They have light speed the moment they’re released. It’s like the Sun’s heavier mass just spits out these massless particles already going at top speed. And every time we see and absorb new sunlight, it’s not recycled light. It’s brand new energy. It’s not like water or air that we can store directly – you can put air in a balloon or water in a bottle, but you can’t really “store” sunlight like that. Not only that, the sun is one of the main reasons we perceive a new day due to its heavy mass, which causes a curvature in spacetime that acts as a geometrical path for planetary movement.
Conclusion.
In conclusion, the initial nagging questions about the universe's origins and the fundamental nature of existence lead to fascinating considerations about the cyclical nature of matter and the potential interconnectedness of all things through recycled atoms and molecules. However, the exploration of the Sun reveals a different kind of process at play. While the matter composing our world might be in constant flux, the energy from the Sun is continuously generated through nuclear fusion, converting a tiny fraction of mass into the new light and heat that drive our planet. Furthermore, the Sun's immense mass dictates the very fabric of our solar system, influencing the movement of planets and our perception of time. Ultimately, while the universe's beginnings and the fate of consciousness remain profound mysteries, understanding the Sun offers a tangible glimpse into the powerful and ongoing processes that shape our daily existence, reminding us that not all that surrounds us is merely recycled, but also constantly being created anew.
Good one
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