Friday, May 6, 2011

The Big Bang Theory

'Big bang' is a conceptual theory on how the universe would have been thrown into existence from a hot and an extremely dense state. Proposed by Monsignor Georges LemaƮtre, a priest from the Catholic University of Louvain, this theory is believed to be the most comprehensive and well abiding with the laws of physics. This model developed by a elite group of cosmologists over a period of time, is based on two vital assumptions. The first is that of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. The second assumption, called the cosmological principle. In 1929, Edwin Hubble discovered that the distances to far away galaxies were generally proportional to their redshifts. Hubble's observation was taken to indicate that 'all very distant galaxies and clusters have an apparent velocity directly away from our vantage point: the farther away, the higher the apparent velocity.'



This could be a very complex idea to perceive for many. Stephen hawking, theoretical physicist and cosmologist, explains this complicated finding with the help of a practical example. He says, a speeding car viewed from a particular vantage point would emit a slightly blue shade as it approach and a very slightly red shade as it move away. This is not only applicable for a speeding car but, to all the physical entities on our universe. Now, having a clear idea on the properties of moving entities, lets analyze the findings of Edwin Hubble. According to him, since all the distant galaxies and clusters are slightly red, it could be inferred that they are moving farther away. Which, when further simplified down, its obvious that the entire universe is expanding without a stop.
 

Ever expanding Universe.


This benchmark finding by Edwin Hubble, is a phenomenal progress in narrowing down the origin of our ever expanding universe. Theoretical physicists and cosmologists believe that this mighty universe would have exploded into existence from a single point smaller than an atom. People may wonder how this could be deduced from the findings of Hubble. Its actually a lot simpler than you would expect. All you have to do is just to reverse the entire process of expansion, which would converge to a single point from where all these elements were thrown into existence. Its believed that, this tiny little ultra hot spot of energy which had all the ingredients for a massive universe burst and thus unleashing the ever expanding universe. The universe sprung into existence getting bigger and cooler with each and every moment it survived till day. This entire phenomenon on the birth of universe is coined as the 'Big bang theory' by Fred Hoyle while on a radio broadcast back in the year 1949.

Hope, this article of mine would have been useful for you people. See you soon with yet another interesting and informative topic. Please leave your comments and suggestions so as to improve myself in the future. Thank you all for spending your precious time and visiting my blog. See you soon buddies.........




References: Wikipedia article 'Big Bang', 'The universe in a nutshell' and 'a brief history of time' written by Stephen Hawking.


Suggested links: http://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-powered-the-big-bang/
                            http://big-bang-theory.com/





Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Review - '127 HOURS'

Directed by Danny Boyle(Slumdog millionaire) with James Franco in the lead, the movie is about a mountain climber who gets trapped between the deep cracks of the UTAH CANYON after a boulder crashes on his arm. The struggle, the trauma and the emotional delusions make up the rest of the movie. The treacherous moments last for 5 long days until he decides to detach his own arm that is stuck between the rocks. Though 75% of this movie is shot between the crooked depths of the CANYON, you never feel stuck at any point of this movie. The biggest strength of this movie is the BG Score of our own A.R.Rahman. The music is simply mesmerizing. James Franco takes all the credits as an actor and has given all that he can for the role of Aron Ralston, a real life mountain climber whose story has been depicted in this movie. Overall its a very excellent movie, that you will remember for a long time.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Review: Avatar

Avatar: James Cameron

Definitely a favorite movie for millions of people all around the globe because of the grandeur and the memorable journey into the world of Pandora. This movie can be regarded as one of the best Sci-Fi movies of all time for its distinct storyline and elusive narration. But I personally consider this more as a romantic movie than as a fantasy or a SCI-FI. Also, the magnanimousness and the emotional bondage the native homonoid "Na'vi" of pandora has towards their mother nature is something we, the inmates of Earth, should ponder considering the ongoing events and factors endangering mankind like global warming and ozone depletion. Everything in this movie, right from the cast to the micro mini details is picture perfect. Other than these, the movie 'Avatar' is a wonderful experience one should have in his life. I would strongly recommend this movie for the generations of tomorrow.

Review : The Green Mile

The Green mile: Frank Darabont

This Stephen king novel turned movie is one of my all time favorite as it carry along the true flavor of the novel. The cast for the movie is very brilliantly formulated, especially those of John Coffey, Brutus 'Brutal' Howell, Eduard Delacroix played by Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Michael Jeter respectively. Tom hanks(Paul Edgecomb) has done justice to his role as a guard on death row leading up to the execution of a black man(John coffey) accused of child murder & rape, who has the power of faith healing. Also, the performance of Doug Hutchison(Percy Wetmore) wins the acclaims of those audience who has read the novel earlier, as he portrays the character exactly the same manner you will visualize while reading. On a whole, 'The green mile' one of the masterpiece of Stephen king that is neatly crafted for the screens is a must watch for people of all ages and tastes.