Are GEODEs Responsible For The Expansion Of The Universe

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We know the Universe is expanding, but we do not know why. A new theory postulates that Generic Objects of Dark Energy may be responsible.

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For about twenty years we have known that the Universe is expanding and that the expansion is quickening. Yet, so far, we have not found the mechanism that is responsible for this. So, the stressed-out physicists came up with the concept of dark energy. But even this concept has not brought us much closer to the expected explanation. Over time, many theories that try to explain the phenomenon of dark energy or even circumvent it.

Today, we will look at one theory that explains where dark energy comes from. Kevin Croker and his colleagues from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa propose that dark energy is coming from mysterious and also fully hypothetical objects which they nicknamed GEODEs (Generic Objects of Dark Energy) created when gigantic stars collapse. They are sort of like black holes, but instead of having a singularity inside, they are full of dark energy. And according to their theory, a gigantic number of these GEODs wander in the void, and their dark energy speeds up the expansion of the Universe.

As Croker says, if GEODs are the source of dark energy, then we need a giant amount of very old and very massive GEODs. But that is a bit of a problem because if flocks of GEODs float among the galaxies, the galaxies would be torn apart by their gravity. Nonetheless, the scientists also found out that there is a chance of how to avoid this scenario.

The trick lies in the fact, that the behavior of the GEODs in the Universe (at least based on the simulations) depends on how and whether they rotate. If the outer layer of the GEODs rotated slowly, then the GEODs would cluster faster than black holes do. The reason for this is because GEODs, at least in the way the scientists think of them, would gain mass as the Universe expands.

On the other hand, if the outer layers of the GEODs rotate at a speed close to the speed of light other mechanisms would come into play and the GEODs would start to repel instead of attracting. If that is the case, then the GEODs would be good social distancers and would move far away from each other in the depths of voids in the Universe.

At the same time, the GEODs would not affect the cosmic background radiation as they should have been created long after the cosmic background radiation put its mark onto the Universe. So, all we need to do now is to discover some of these GEODs. At this time, our best bet comes from gravitational astronomy that could detect some strange gravitational waves.

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