The Earth is not the center of the universe

The Earth's position is only a negligible part of the universe, despite recent theories that overrun the foundation of modern cosmology, according to a research group of the University of British Columbia.

The book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres by the Polish astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus, in 1543, changed the notion of the Earth as the space center to the Earth, just a planet orbiting the sun. Since then, many generations of astronomers have expanded this idea and formed the Copenic Doctrine, arguing that our Earth in the universe is just a perfectly normal planet. Although the Copenic Doctrine has become the basis of modern cosmology, finding evidence that the Earth is a part of the universe is not particularly difficult.

In 1998, studies of cosmic explosions called 'type Ia supernovae' showed that the expansion of the universe was growing rapidly, with the cause of the force of a mysterious 'dark energy' source. However, some scientists have come up with another theory, claiming that the Earth is located near the center of the huge 'bubble', which almost does not contain matter, and goes against the Copenic Doctrine. that, gravity will create the illusion of rapid expansion, similar to the effect of dark energy on supernova observations.

Earth's position is only a negligible part of the universe.(Photo: NASA)

There are some advanced analyzes and models by Jim Zibin and Adam Moss and astronomy professor Douglas Scott that show that this 'empty theory' is not completely reliable.

The researchers used data from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy probe, including members of the UBC and its international group, as well as data from many survey and other ground equipment.

Zibin said: 'We tried the blank theory with the latest data, including the subtle characteristics of ultra-short cosmic wave radiation - the results of the Big Bang - and studied the distribution of things. nature on a large scale. We found that this blank model does not fully explain the combination of the above data. '

In contrast, the team's calculations reinforce the conventional view that a mysterious dark energy is filled in the universe and is responsible for the expansion of the universe.The empty model does not calculate new data, while the conventional dark energy model is reasonable. '

Zibin said: 'Since we can only observe the universe from Earth, it is difficult to confirm whether we are a special planet or not. We know that Earth's position is much more common than the strange dark energy in the universe. '

Refer:
James P. Zibin, Adam Moss, and Douglas Scott.Can We Avoid Dark Energy?Phys.Rev.Lett, 101, 251303 (2008) DOI: 10.1103 / PhysRevLett.101.251303