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  1. Why the Observable Universe Radius Exceeds Its Age

    Dec 13, 2015 · The radius of the observable universe is about 46 billion light years, which is considerably greater than its age of about 14 billion years.

  2. States & Observables: Are They Really Different? - Physics Forums

    May 13, 2023 · Usually states and observables are treated as fundamentally different entities in quantum theory. But are they really different? Yes, they are different. There are basic observables …

  3. The Universe vs Observable Universe - Physics Forums

    Jan 28, 2018 · The discussion revolves around the distinction between the observable universe and the entire universe, exploring concepts related to cosmology, the Big Bang, and the implications of …

  4. Spatial Curvature in Cosmological Models - Physics Forums

    Mar 16, 2024 · The observable universe is the region from which light has had time to reach us since the Big Bang; it therefore has a finite radius and finite volume. By contrast, the term universe in its …

  5. Why is it giving me different observable canonical form?

    Mar 4, 2021 · The discussion revolves around discrepancies in the observable canonical form of a control system as computed by MATLAB's canon function compared to manual calculations. …

  6. Nov 7, 2018 · The Born rule states that if an observable corresponding to a self-adjoint operator with discrete spectrum is measured in a system with normalized wave function (see Bra–ket notation), then

  7. Intro to the Big Bang and Infinity Concepts - Physics Forums

    Jan 27, 2018 · In the cosmology section of the Physics Forums, I encountered many Big Bang and related infinity problems. Hence, in this article, I want to explain the Big Bang, the topology of the …

  8. Expectation of an operator (observable) how to calculate it

    Jan 31, 2017 · Some participants propose that the expectation value of an observable can be calculated using the integral involving the wavefunction and the operator, but question which wavefunction …

  9. Spin 1/2 System: Eigenstates of Sz and Probability of Measurement

    Feb 18, 2014 · The discussion revolves around a spin 1/2 system and the measurement of the z-component of the angular-momentum operator Sz. The original poster presents a state of the system …

  10. How Do We Calculate the Number of Atoms in the Universe?

    Nov 16, 2023 · In the observable universe, atoms have an average density of 0.25 atoms/m³. According to the Big Bang model (Lambda-CDM model), they make up around 4.9 percent of the total energy …