There's a lot about theoretical astrophysics that's a rich resource for SF. Dark matter is quite tame compared to the holographic principle (although it makes more sense if you reverse the epistemology and ontology).
If I get a chance (once it is returned back to me) I'll see if I can get a copy of that BBC doco to you. It really is quite informative.
Basically the rules of the universe's mass say that we don't have enough matter and energy to justify its existence. The gravitational behaviour and rotation of stars on the edge of galaxies also suggest that there is additional mass causing the effects that we observe.
Which leaves us looking for "particles" that have mass.. but aren't made of atoms.
Which makes them damn hard to find. But we know that they're there.
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Date: 2009-02-05 02:01 am (UTC)If I get a chance (once it is returned back to me) I'll see if I can get a copy of that BBC doco to you. It really is quite informative.
Basically the rules of the universe's mass say that we don't have enough matter and energy to justify its existence. The gravitational behaviour and rotation of stars on the edge of galaxies also suggest that there is additional mass causing the effects that we observe.
Which leaves us looking for "particles" that have mass.. but aren't made of atoms.
Which makes them damn hard to find. But we know that they're there.
Does that make sense?