Charting the Universe: Is the Cosmos Itself a Black Hole?
2024-12-24
Two physicists have created a chart encompassing every known object in the universe's history, plotted by mass and size. The chart reveals that all objects reside within a triangle bounded by gravitational and Compton limits. Black holes lie on the gravitational limit, while fundamental particles are on the Compton limit. Intriguingly, the universe itself also sits on the gravitational limit, raising the question: is our universe a black hole? The chart also illustrates the universe's evolution, from the formation of fundamental particles after the Big Bang to the emergence of stars and galaxies, and points towards the exploration of unknowns like dark matter.