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Because dark energy and baryonic matter have mass densities of the
same order -
about 10^ - 27 kg / m^3, their total mass in the universe is similar.
This would be the case if dark energy caused the inertia of baryonic
matter,wouldn't it? (analagous to Mach saying that the distant stars
contribute to the inertia of local masses).
The total amount of dark energy in the universe increases with time,
but baryonic mass would not necessarily increase with time:
protons have masses that depend mainly on their gluons and if
these became less energetic as the total amount of dark energy
increased,
then the protons would have the same inertia overall.Can anyone think
of some evidence to support these ideas?
same order -
about 10^ - 27 kg / m^3, their total mass in the universe is similar.
This would be the case if dark energy caused the inertia of baryonic
matter,wouldn't it? (analagous to Mach saying that the distant stars
contribute to the inertia of local masses).
The total amount of dark energy in the universe increases with time,
but baryonic mass would not necessarily increase with time:
protons have masses that depend mainly on their gluons and if
these became less energetic as the total amount of dark energy
increased,
then the protons would have the same inertia overall.Can anyone think
of some evidence to support these ideas?