Hip Replacements and Weather Sensitivity

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The discussion revolves around recent developments in cosmology, particularly regarding the concept of New Early Dark Energy (New EDE) and its implications for the standard model of cosmology. Participants explore the significance of new measurements of the Hubble constant and the challenges posed by discrepancies in cosmological observations. The conversation also touches on personal experiences related to health and weather sensitivity.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants discuss a proposed resolution to the crisis in the standard model of cosmology through the introduction of New EDE, which involves a first order phase transition in a dark sector before recombination.
  • There is mention of new measurements of the Hubble constant that reveal discrepancies between values obtained from the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) and nearby supernovae, referred to as "Hubble tension."
  • One participant expresses a personal interpretation of dark energy, likening it to a see-saw that requires balancing with new theories, suggesting a challenge to existing understandings.
  • Another participant references the work of Adam Riess in relation to dark energy and the ongoing research surrounding it.
  • Personal experiences related to health issues, specifically hip replacements and sensitivity to cold weather, are shared, indicating a shift in focus from cosmology to personal health.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express varying levels of understanding and interpretation of cosmological concepts, with some agreeing on the existence of discrepancies in measurements while others question the implications of these findings. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the acceptance of New EDE and its impact on current theories.

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Participants' contributions reflect a mix of technical insights and personal anecdotes, with some claims about dark energy and cosmological measurements lacking detailed explanations or consensus on their validity.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in cosmology, particularly those following developments in dark energy and the Hubble constant, as well as those experiencing health issues related to weather conditions.

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Why do we have to relearn all we knew in the past to get a best fit scenario?
arXiv:1910.10739 [pdf, other]
New Early Dark Energy
Florian Niedermann, Martin S. Sloth
Comments: 6 pages, 2 figures
Subjects: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO); High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph); High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
New measurements of the expansion rate of the universe have plunged the standard model of cosmology into a severe crisis. In this letter we propose a simple resolution to the problem. We propose that a first order phase transition in a dark sector in the early universe, before recombination, can resolve the problem. This will lead to a short phase of a New Early Dark Energy (New EDE) component and can explain the observations. Fitting our model to measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background, Baryonic Acoustic Oscillations, and supernovae yields a significant improvement of the best fit compared with the standard cosmological model without EDE at the cost of only two extra parameters. We find the mean value of the present Hubble parameter in the New EDE model to be H0=70.9±1.0 kms−1Mpc−1.

What are these new measurments, and why do we reconstruct all we have learned in the past
 
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What do you mean be reconstruct ?
 
I'm not educated in cosmology I am an imaginer, and I have by learning up to a point, a picture of the early universe and how it progressed to what we have today. now some one comes along and proposes that "no" this is not correct, we, that is all of us has to use a new theory, dark energy was much more involved.
Dark energy to me is like a see saw, we can add some theory and it balences it, but if we hold to the present theory it unbalences it.
All the best Wolram.
 
wolram said:
What are these new measurments
In the past couple of years or so, improvements in precision measurements of the Hubble constant began indicating that there's a few percent difference between the values obtained from the CMB and from nearby supernovae. Look for key words 'Hubble tension' and the researcher name Adam Riess* for more information. There's been a few threads on that here too.

*same guy who was spearheading dark energy discovery in the 90s - you want his more recent work.
 
Thanks Bandersnatch.
I will have a look.
 
wolram said:
Thanks Bandersnatch.
I will have a look.
How's your injury Wolram? Last I remember you had fallen and injured something.
 
Hi WWGD,
I ijured my hip, scnce then I have had 2 replacements, both of hurt in this cold and damp weather.:cry:
 

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