Cosmology W13 - Physics Department, UCSB
Cosmology W13 - Physics Department, UCSB
Cosmology W13 - Physics Department, UCSB
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• Olbers postulated that<br />
the Universe was<br />
filled with an<br />
absorbing medium,<br />
like fog<br />
• However, if light is<br />
absorbed it will also<br />
re-radiate, producing<br />
light albeit at different<br />
wavelengths, so this<br />
doesn’t work!<br />
Olbers’ paradox.<br />
Olbers’ solution.