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The Evidence for Modern Physics: How We Know What We Know, Episode 21

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The Evidence for Modern Physics: How We Know What We Know, Episode 21
Language
eng
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videorecording
Main title
The Evidence for Modern Physics: How We Know What We Know
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Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2021
Runtime
29
Summary
Investigate evidence that the expansion of the universe reversed its gradual slow-down and stepped on the accelerator 5 billion years ago. "Dark energy" is the term given to this mysterious force that is expanding space at an ever-increasing rate. Learn how this remarkable phenomenon was discovered and explore its link to the cosmological constant proposed by Einstein a century ago
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live action