8C20.90 - Dark Energy

Code Number:
8C20.90
Demo Title:
Dark Energy
Condition:
Excellent
Principle:
Dark Energy
Area of Study:
Astronomy
Equipment:
Sliding capacitor, Electrometer, 67 1/2 volt battery.
Procedure:

The demonstration shows that when the charged capacitor plates are moved apart the voltage rises.  This is an analog of the theory the dark energy is increasing as the universe expands.

References:
  • Don Lincoln, Brian Nord, "The Expanding Universe: Dark Energy", TPT, Vol. 52, # 6, Sept. 2014, p. 337.
  • Elisha Huggins, "Vacuum Energy and Inflation: 4. An Inflationary Universe", TPT, Vol. 51, # 9, Dec. 2013, p. 528.
  • Elisha Huggins, "Vacuum Energy and Inflation: 3. Newtonian Cosmology & GR", TPT, Vol. 51, # 8, Nov. 2013, p. 465.
  • Elisha Huggins, "Vacuum Energy and Inflation: 2. A Vacuum Energy Universe", TPT, Vol. 51, # 7, Oct. 2013, p.
  • Elisha Huggins, "Vacuum Energy and Inflation: 1. A Liter of Vacuum Energy", TPT, Vol. 51, # 6, Sept. 2013, p. 354.
  • Joshua Frieman, "Probing the Accelerating Universe", Physics Today, April 2014, p. 28.
  • Bertram Schwarzschild, "Gigantic IceCube Tightens Limits on Theories that Predict Dark-Matter Particles", Physics Today, May 2013, p. 14.
  • N. G. Busca et al., "When the Universe Was Slowing Down", Physics Today, Jan. 2013, p. 18.
  • Bertram Schwarzschild, "High-Redshift Supernovae Indicated that Dark Energy Has Been Around for 10 Billion Years", Physics Today, Jan.  2007, p. 21.

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