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Hottest, Densest Matter Ever Observed

Posted by michael on from the bang-up-job dept.

meitsjustme writes "Experiments at the Brookhaven National Laboratory have created the hottest, densest matter ever observed, recreating conditions a fraction of a second after the birth of the universe, scientists announced today."

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  1. Fusion? by joelt49 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If it's so dense, why doesn't the matter just fuse together? I mean, the whole point of the "nuclear" part in thermonuclear reactions is to get the hydrogen atoms hot enough and dense enough to fuse.

  2. Re:How Much, How Hot? by gi-tux · · Score: 3, Interesting

    My questions are even simpler (in one sense). How does one duplicate THE creation of THE universe (emphasis added)? THE implies one and only one (as does universe), but apparently there are now two. Did they recreate THE creation, thus THE universe has been created twice (not possible)? Or did they create a new universe so that there is not a "THE universe"? Given these options, what are they naming their creation and how do we go visit? Also what are we calling THE universe as it can't be a universe anymore because it isn't universal and it isn't singular thus no THE?

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  3. Dangerous? by Tablizer · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What if they accidently create an earth-eating black-hole or something? I remember hearing how sloppy they used to be with nuclear research when it was new.

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