What is dark matter made of? Leading theories explained: Axion, Wimp, Machos

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    Is dark matter real? What is dark matter made of?Axions, Wimps, Machos explained. (Part 2 will be "why dark matter may not be matter at all") One of the biggest questions in science is: What is the universe made of? There is about 6X more matter in the universe than we can see. This invisible matter is called dark matter. Without dark matter, we would not exist. If dark matter is invisible, how do we know that it is there? And what could it actually be?
    The first evidence of Dark Matter came from Fritz Zwicky in the 1930’s, when he saw that the galaxies in clusters like the Coma cluster were moving at very high speed. They could not stay gravitationally bound and should get ripped apart unless they had 100 times the matter that he could see. He coined the term “Dark Matter.” In the 1970’s, Vera Rubin confirmed the idea of dark matter. She measured that the velocity of stars on the outer edge of galaxies was about the same as those closer to the center.
    Near the center of the galaxy, there is enough visible matter to account for this speed, but at the edges, there is a greater and greater mismatch between the orbital speed of the stars and the visible matter.
    How do we know that this dark matter is not just ordinary matter that is hard to see - MACHOS - massive compact halo objects. The distribution of dark matter based on the rotational curves gives us a clue. It appears to be distributed evenly as well as like a halo around the outer edge of galaxies, and not clumped up like visible matter is. This can be explained if we theorize that this matter interacts very weakly with itself. But ordinary matter does not interact weakly,
    The bullet cluster is the best evidence. The majority of the matter, as indicated by gravitational lensing, is in the blue areas of the photo. This is the dark matter that simply did not interact with the ordinary matter or with itself, as the two clusters collided, and just passed right through.
    Here are the properties a potential dark matter particle must have:
    1) It must be dark, or does not emit light.
    2) It must interact through gravity.
    3) It must interact with itself weakly.
    4) It must be cold. It is not moving at very high speeds.
    5) It must be stable.
    Could the particle be an ordinary particle in standard model? The only massive neutral particle in the standard model that is stable is the neutrino. But because neutrinos are so light, they are not cold. They move very fast.
    If we invent a new particle that does not interact with electromagnetism, has no strong nuclear force interactions, but does interact through the weak nuclear force and through gravity, then we have just invented the WIMP or weakly interacting massive particle.
    And there is a model in physics that predicts exactly such a particle - supersymmetry. It says for every kind of fermion particle, there would be corresponding boson particle with the same charge and mass, and the same strong and weak nuclear force interactions. But it would have a different spin and mass.
    A perfect candidate exists in supersymmetry - the neutralino. The neutralino would be the lightest supersymmetric partner of the photon, the Z boson, and the Higgs bosons. But the biggest problem with the Neutralino theory is that we should have been able to detect it at the Large Hadron Collider, and so far we have not.
    The axion is the second viable candidate to be the dark matter particle. The axion was invented to solve the charge conjugation and parity symmetry problem with the strong nuclear interaction, or "the strong CP problem."
    CP symmetry basically means that the laws of physics should be the same if a particle is replaced by its antiparticle (C symmetry) and its spatial coordinates are inverted to its mirror image (P symmetry). The neutron has a property called a magnetic moment or spin. This means that if you put the neutron in a magnetic field, the neutron will have a spin. But the neutron should also have a spin in an electric field. But it does not. No one knows why. This is the problem. This lack of spin is dependent on one of the fundamental constants of nature, called Theta. Theta has to be zero. But theta should vary anywhere from negative pi to pi. This seems to be a huge fine-tuning coincidence.
    #darkmatter
    #axions
    #wimps
    In 1977, two physicists Roberto Peccei (pechchaye) and Helen Quinn proposed a theory which solved this problem, by creating a new field for theta instead of it being just a fundamental constant. And since most fields maintain the lowest possible energy state of zero, that’s what theta would also seek to be - zero. But it also means that this field will have a particle associated with it. This particle of the theta field is called the axion. Axion experiments are being done in Hamburg, Germany, and in CERN, but so far nothing has been detected.
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      Shouldnt it be dark gravity? Doesnt matter interact with stuff like light and other matter by definition?

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      @@sIXXIsDesigns every thing works about the same, like we are all about the same but each one is unique. - see: the Suns light takes 149.6 millions of Km to reach earth and 149.6 times 21 = 3141.6. - Earth around the sun does a common denominatoe too at the 21 years.
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    • @ArvinAsh
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      Welcome aboard my friend! Good to have you.

  • @theherald4340
    @theherald4340 4 роки тому +6

    From your first couple of minutes, it seems that neither light nor darkness can exist without each other. Just as Bad does not exist without a standard of Good.
    Very good video Arvin!
    Thanks for sharing this interesting subject.

  • @marioduddu471
    @marioduddu471 4 роки тому +4

    So far, this is the best explanation on "dark matter". You practically put into perspective the fact that "dark matter" is really invisible matter. It is a misnomer and quite misleading. Thank you.

  • @cprestond
    @cprestond 2 роки тому +1

    Great channel. Such well thought out explanations for the material being presented.

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    I like how he doesn't yell at us- he has a nice, calm tone!

  • @adbell3364
    @adbell3364 4 роки тому +47

    What's the matter? It's Mostly Dark!

    • @espaciohexadimencionalsern3668
      @espaciohexadimencionalsern3668 4 роки тому

      Physics are in the DARK AGE.

    • @piratesofphysics4100
      @piratesofphysics4100 3 роки тому

      @Muslimcel hahaha

    • @piratesofphysics4100
      @piratesofphysics4100 3 роки тому

      @Muslimcel so do you think that God is evenly distributed throughout the whole universe...
      That means God is in our milky way galaxy... Wow

    • @vasile.effect
      @vasile.effect 3 роки тому

      It's mostly TRANSPARENT, and it mostly doesnt exist. Its SF matter, theres no proof whatsoever that it exists.

    • @amilmartinez9078
      @amilmartinez9078 3 роки тому

      Science has nothing to do with God or any imaginary friend one has in our mind.

  • @genericcommentor1111
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    Had to rewatch this a few times to understand it wish I was smart enough to know the details but awesome video stated things very clearly!

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    Your show is really good. You can break down complex physics in a very understandable way and I appreciate that . Thank you.

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    This channel is amazing! I only understand about 80% of it so I like that some of your episodes overlap

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    Arvin I'm really glad to see that your are getting more and more subscribers. I'm subscribed from when this channel had ~15 - 20K subscribers, and I must say that your channel is one of the most quality ones. You explain extremelly complex matter in a way that even I can understand. Wish you all the best and thank you.

    • @ArvinAsh
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      Thanks for being a long time fan my friend. I appreciate it.

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  • @atharvdeshpande6024
    @atharvdeshpande6024 3 роки тому +1

    i liked how you also explained the symmetry and also the particle part
    thankyou

  • @felixcuevas1342
    @felixcuevas1342 4 роки тому +2

    You have good videos that I really enjoyed watching. and some more complicated, almost boring ones too. But, This is one of the good videos. Well done

  • @movazi
    @movazi 4 роки тому +6

    excellent explanation, like all other Arvin's videos

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    I appreciate you and love you for this trial

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    Ur videos are so good Arvin. Sometimes I stray to Other channels but just end up confused and tired in the head. Ur videos make me Hungry for MORE information! MORE learning! Love it!

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  4 роки тому

      Good to have you my friend. Stay curious. And thanks for watching.

  • @speedwaiwiri3016
    @speedwaiwiri3016 3 роки тому +1

    Cheers Arvin, been mystified about the issue!
    Very clear & understandable. Gratitude!

  • @Petrov3434
    @Petrov3434 3 роки тому +4

    Finally -- a good explanation of "axions" !! Thank you

  • @TomtheMagician21
    @TomtheMagician21 4 роки тому +6

    What if:
    1) It’s just a miscalculation
    2) It’s actually just matter that doesn’t interact with *visible* light
    3) It’s matter in a slightly different dimension/plane of existence because of string theory’s multiple dimensions
    4) It’s just too small to see through the telescope
    5) The black holes at the centre are stronger than estimated
    *?????*

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  4 роки тому +6

      Item 1 could be correct. 2 and 4 are unlikely as there are no viable ordinary matter candidates. 3 is possible in membrane theory. 5 would not explain the steady velocity on the outer edges.

    • @TomtheMagician21
      @TomtheMagician21 4 роки тому +1

      Arvin Ash thank you I hadn’t realised that. As you can probably tell I’m still in school so haven’t been learning about this so I just watch science videos (yours) to learn. I’m gonna go and watch another one of yours now 👍

    • @danniles5256
      @danniles5256 4 роки тому

      I bet its number 3

  • @ramyhhh
    @ramyhhh 3 роки тому +1

    Great video, the detailing is so nice

  • @earth14rocco36
    @earth14rocco36 4 роки тому +2

    Fantastic breakdown 👌 I needed it explained ta me like this, thank u so much, I just had to subscribe (n rang that bell)🤘

  • @johnhariton7432
    @johnhariton7432 3 роки тому +11

    Arvin: you are by far the best at explaining concepts and theories to laymen like me.... Thank you..

  • @zertilus
    @zertilus 4 роки тому +3

    There are lots of things I'm not a genius about, but here are some things that I think about when I think dark matter.
    -Leftover residual phenomenon from the initial conditions of the universes beginning, when anti-matter and regular matter had more significance.
    -Side effect of the universes expansion from dark energy, maybe even an effect from the mixing of fields and radiation for so long after the expansion.
    -Something similar to the mechanism which gives way to gravity, or perhaps an unknown trait of gravity itself.

  • @420Khatz
    @420Khatz 3 роки тому +2

    I too have seen all the major videos on this kind of stuff and even as awesome as some of my favorites like PBS Space Time/Fermilab/Veritasium/Sean Carrol are, I too came here to say that hands down, you explain it the best both visually and verbally, thank you so much for making these. Found you by your QFT video and was blown away, then Quintessence, now this; really feel like I've developed a much deeper understanding of these topics. Gonna binge watch you. Science rules, and you fkn rock dude!

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  3 роки тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it! I appreciate your kind words.

    • @freetrailer4poor
      @freetrailer4poor 3 роки тому

      Yes he and Anton are great. Wonder his education.

  • @mcpcreations8703
    @mcpcreations8703 11 місяців тому

    Arwin, you are the best scientific concept explainers i have ever seen. You explains things more calmly and perfectly that even normal people can understand. Your explaining way is that perfect and simple. Hope you will make more videos.😊

  • @TheBeteljuice
    @TheBeteljuice 3 роки тому +7

    I hadn't heard that Vera had died. So long, Vera. Thank you for your many valuable contributions. You were a great scientist and an example for us all.

  • @Lord_Volkner
    @Lord_Volkner 4 роки тому +39

    "What is dark matter made of?"
    That's easy, it's made of pixie dust and ground up unicorn horns.

    • @PrivateSi
      @PrivateSi 3 роки тому +3

      More like PIXEL dust... and horny unicorns!

  • @sabledawn
    @sabledawn 8 місяців тому

    Arvin Ash should get a Nobel Prize just for being able to translate this advanced physics into English.

  • @anandasaha9577
    @anandasaha9577 3 роки тому +2

    The best informative physics channel I have ever seen , sir believe me you are amazing and thank u for share your priceless knowledge with us . God bless u

  • @drgunsmith4099
    @drgunsmith4099 4 роки тому +3

    Wow great explanation, space is absolutely mind boggling but amazing at the same time.

  • @thisjustin6529
    @thisjustin6529 4 роки тому +5

    That picture of Fritz Zwicky is perfect lol.

    • @Ron4885
      @Ron4885 3 роки тому

      Yeah :) I'm glad he finally did get his point across even posthumously.

  • @XEinstein
    @XEinstein 4 роки тому +2

    Dark matter is not a partical. In order to make gravity out of information entropy, this information entropy locally decreases. This lower state of information entropy is what is dark matter. Now I'm not sure if I'm explaining Erik Verlinde's theory correctly here, but in layman's terms that is about it.

    • @nihlify
      @nihlify 4 роки тому

      Neither you or Erik knows this. He's proposing a different explanation, but it isn't any more proven than the more conventional ones. So saying it IS or ISN'T just makes you look stupid.

    • @XEinstein
      @XEinstein 4 роки тому

      @@nihlify off course I don't know this. But by making a bold statement I hope to interest some of the comment readers in other ideas than particles.

  • @r.t.hannah9575
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    I can’t get over how amazing these videos are.

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    i wish you millions of subscribers

  • @gaeb-hd4lf
    @gaeb-hd4lf 4 роки тому +82

    What if dark matter is indeed just an invention to "make" general relativity work?

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  4 роки тому +40

      Could be. Next video will address this.

    • @JohnnyAmerique
      @JohnnyAmerique 4 роки тому +17

      General relativity does work and works very well. It will always be true in the regimes it is valid in. We also know it is incomplete, as it is a classical theory that does not unify with quantum mechanics.

    • @TheZacdes
      @TheZacdes 4 роки тому +10

      GR and the standard model aside, whatever DM is ,its a fact, if it did not exist galaxies would fly apart as the gravity of the normal baryonic matter is not even close to enough to hold them together. Just one example of why it must exist:/

    • @gaeb-hd4lf
      @gaeb-hd4lf 4 роки тому +14

      @@TheZacdes The point is that the statement "not even close to enough to hold them together" is based on general relativity and gravity equations. It is not an undeniable truth so it is not an argument to support that DM MUST exist...

    • @espaciohexadimencionalsern3668
      @espaciohexadimencionalsern3668 4 роки тому +1

      It is just that.

  • @dilipdas5777
    @dilipdas5777 4 роки тому +1

    Thank sir for your videos about fundamental questions of physics

  • @vishalbhandari5688
    @vishalbhandari5688 3 роки тому +1

    Love the way you explain.
    Subscribed.

  • @zertilus
    @zertilus 4 роки тому +5

    10:40 so here is a literal miracle, in our maths, which already predicts things which are true, but since we "can't see the particle in our particle collider" it's a big problem. I'll tell you the real problem, that collider isn't doing the correct things to get the reading which will represent the truth. The mistake is somewhere within the technology, or how it's translated. The intense match up between theorized math, and real life, is too much of a coincidence. Super symmetry, or whatever it's polished successor will be called, is a true wonder of mathematics.

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  4 роки тому +3

      You make a very good point! The problem is that the energies needed to create the theorized supersymmetric particles are achievable by the LHC. But since 2012, nothing has been detected. However, to your point, it is possible that these darn things interact so weakly with other particles, that we can't see it even if it has been created.

    • @hiru92
      @hiru92 4 роки тому

      exactly 👌👌

  • @robertc6343
    @robertc6343 3 роки тому +3

    Fantastic video! A pretty difficult material presented in an easy way. I’m truly impressed!! As for neutrinos, could there be a 4th neutrino that could explain the dark matter? In principle, there could be more than 3 generations of quarks and leptons in the Standard Model. The 4th generation would consist of heavy particles that simply haven’t been observed yet.

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  3 роки тому +2

      it's possible. There is just no evidence for it currently though, so we are trying to fit dark matter within what is currently known.

  • @daveanderson718
    @daveanderson718 2 роки тому +1

    Mr. Ash, time and again you prove the ability to bring critical physics issues away from the complicated esoteric, and directly into the hands and minds of us "common" folks. Thank you very much.

  • @lakshyaupadhyay
    @lakshyaupadhyay 3 роки тому +1

    keep up the great work man

  • @beaubell5638
    @beaubell5638 4 роки тому +4

    It's a field. Light passes through it. You said it. It's an ocean.

    • @TheZacdes
      @TheZacdes 4 роки тому +1

      As pretty much everything has a field underlying it, its pretty certain that DE and DM have fields at their core, why we have not found the associated particles is probably because we dont have the needed power in our colliders. DM could be a very weird "thing" that is spread out over large distances, mostly within large amounts of baryonic matter accumulations. It interacts poorly with normal baryonic matter except for its gravitational effect on it. Like gravity its transparent to light of any frequency. Gravity is a very weak force, yet has a very strong effect over large distances. DE is going to be harder to find, a sort of "anti" gravitational effect. Whatever it is, its very strange! To find either of these will take a lot more energy than we have available with even our most powerful colliders. An "ocean" describes any of the quantum fields as a good analogy. It took a long time to find the Higgs, and a lot of power, but it only accounts for a part of mass. Quark confinement accounts for more.

  • @MarkPryor1
    @MarkPryor1 4 роки тому +3

    Nice work. My gut feel is no dark matter. Something else at work here.

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  4 роки тому +1

      You'll like next week's video then, "why dark matter may not be "matter" at all."

  • @ommeking
    @ommeking 4 роки тому +1

    Your analogies really help understand, better than my professor that for sure. Cheers

  • @The_NASA_GUY
    @The_NASA_GUY 3 роки тому +1

    I like the way you explain things. They make me think.

  • @niketmaheshwari4187
    @niketmaheshwari4187 4 роки тому +3

    If theta is a constant
    Then why does it value vary from -pi to +pi

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  4 роки тому +1

      Ahh yes, you have to take advanced physics to really get this one. I was debating whether to even put this equation on this video. Essentially, theta could have varied anywhere from -pi to +pi based on the possibilities, but it didn't. It is very close to zero. And no one knows why is zero. The field proposal is a possible solution.

  • @granddesign1
    @granddesign1 4 роки тому +5

    So either dark matter can be a WIMP, an Axion, or something that we just can't detect yet. My question is whatever this dark matter is made of, why haven't we discovered yet? We've done so many experiments around the world to detect dark matter, from the LHC to IceCube (icecube.wisc.edu/) , and we've still found absolutely nothing. If dark matter is a WIMP or an Axion, don't you think we should've discovered it by now? :/
    Also, gotta point out that this is a great video for explaining dark matter, very clear. Thanks Arvin! :)

    • @apifunctions1095
      @apifunctions1095 3 роки тому +2

      It's because they're just a predicted invented solutions to bigger unsolved mysteries. And that's how science works. You come across a phenomenon that is unexplained. You want to explain and measure it purely in terms of mathematics. When you cant do so, it becomes a problem to be solved. You then find surrounding theories to see what's missing and the missing pieces are either invented to match characteristics or you predict values. Call dibs on these predicted values and fund millions to produce experiments that research on this to confirm them.
      Along the research you either confirm your dibs or find something else that solves/ confirms another theory.

  • @Iam590
    @Iam590 4 роки тому +1

    Your channel is severely underrated my friend..

  • @catac83
    @catac83 4 роки тому +2

    Amazing video as always Arvin..I think you are right, we might not have the right tools to detect it..I Think its in another dimension for which we need other tools to detect it

  • @intotheunknown8100
    @intotheunknown8100 4 роки тому +5

    IF dark matter doesn't interact with each other, then DOESN'T it means that Dark matter can't form clump?? 👀

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  4 роки тому +3

      Yes, it doesn't clump, and is likely smooth. However its gravitational effects affects ordinary matter.

    • @intotheunknown8100
      @intotheunknown8100 4 роки тому

      @@ArvinAsh sounds interesting. 💫
      The universe is full of wonders. 💖

    • @daledelatte9607
      @daledelatte9607 4 роки тому +1

      It could just be a charged area of space that is large enough to create a gravitational field, much like when you rub a balloon and hold it next to your hair

    • @intotheunknown8100
      @intotheunknown8100 4 роки тому

      @Rata 4U EVery mystery has an answer...
      Let's be optimistic about the future.😊✌

  • @yeastinchampagne440
    @yeastinchampagne440 4 роки тому +5

    SUPERSYMMETRY ALSO EXPLAINS ABOUT THE ABNORMAL SIZE OF HIGGS BOSSONS.
    IT ALSO PROVIDE BETTER UNIFICATION OF FORCES.
    AND YEAH,ABOUT DARK MATTER.

  • @vijaysahani3464
    @vijaysahani3464 2 місяці тому

    When you say "coming up right now" - the most brilliant ❤

  • @jtcorvin9614
    @jtcorvin9614 3 роки тому +1

    Like this guy a lot. Great teacher, likeable personality.

  • @laryxislust6664
    @laryxislust6664 4 роки тому +3

    Cant wait..🤣

  • @atharvashamtupe7271
    @atharvashamtupe7271 4 роки тому +5

    Dark matter and dark energy has created the universe.

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  4 роки тому +3

      Yep, they both played a large role.

    • @jayrodriguez84
      @jayrodriguez84 4 роки тому +1

      @@ArvinAsh Arvin, are we in a holographic simulation?

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  4 роки тому +1

      @@jayrodriguez84 I don't think so.

    • @jayrodriguez84
      @jayrodriguez84 4 роки тому

      @@ArvinAsh so you don't believe this is any type of simulation? Or a hologram projected from a 2D surface? It seems like both ideas are irrefutable to me. It appears as if all life on earth is programmed to me.

    • @jayrodriguez84
      @jayrodriguez84 4 роки тому

      @Enigma You have no way of knowing you're not in one and can't prove that you're in a non-simulated/"natural existence". So, that doesn't advance the discussion. Bostrom and Musk and other intellectuals propose the argument. I just happen to collect all information(which is what everything is anyways, just information coded in a physical reality) and wonder if that's how it things fundamentally are. I see fine tuning everywhere in this existence which leads me to believe none of it was accidental or "natural phenomenon".

  • @Sam-sl1uy
    @Sam-sl1uy 4 роки тому +1

    Great video as usual arvin

  • @nickhartwell6889
    @nickhartwell6889 3 роки тому +1

    This man blows my mind a little more every video.

  • @kumar7359
    @kumar7359 4 роки тому +3

    My gut feeling tells me that this is the real McCoy. But my stupid brain isn't smart enough to get the fine print.

  • @christianheichel
    @christianheichel 4 роки тому +5

    It's popular because axion is so clean
    Lol

  • @manuelmartinez-gq4ij
    @manuelmartinez-gq4ij 3 роки тому +1

    Sometimes I see and hear every word you said and when the video ends I wonder..what did he just say. But with all the insight and knowledge you know and share I found it hilarious when you said you couldn’t remember your passwords. I guess I best get my neutrinos aligned between my ears and shed some light on the dark matter. Keep it up, I truly enjoy your sharing.

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  3 роки тому +2

      Haha. I truly can not remember any of my passwords. This is not only because I don't have a great memory for non trivial stuff, but because the passwords are nonsense combinations of letters and symbols.

  • @davidmacphee3549
    @davidmacphee3549 4 роки тому

    For someone that loves this topic this is expertly up to date. Excellent research. Great thinking. Brain Candy but in just a year or two we will know so much more. Love your Science, Carl Sagan and so many others like him would watch this with great interest.

  • @espaciohexadimencionalsern3668
    @espaciohexadimencionalsern3668 4 роки тому +3

    THE HALO THAT galaxies have are part of the electromagnetism that all matter posses.

  • @MedusaMilena
    @MedusaMilena 4 роки тому +9

    Dark matter was totally and theoretically made up to correct some formulas and to explain things we see. Now we hunt for it like trying to find the stash of gold at the end of the rainbow.

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  4 роки тому +2

      Yep...but, isn't this how all discoveries begin. We see something we can't explain, we put a temporary label on it. And then people work hard to figure out how to explain it. And then prove their explanation with experiments.

    • @nihlify
      @nihlify 4 роки тому +3

      So we shouldn't theorize about the things we see? You're analogy is stupid, no one is seriously believing there's gold at the end of the rainbow while there's a bunch of possible explanations for dark matter. While it's possible it doesn't exist, we won't know until we look.

  • @Zadorine1
    @Zadorine1 3 роки тому +1

    I always like the Arvin Ash videos. Great.

  • @reneecavaluzzi3769
    @reneecavaluzzi3769 3 роки тому

    I really enjoyed the lecture! Thanks!

  • @TTROPVNR
    @TTROPVNR 4 роки тому +29

    dark matter is a mathematical patch for a good but flawed theory.

    • @tomasramirez4985
      @tomasramirez4985 4 роки тому +3

      I agree with the general concept of you statement, but how come a flawed theory is a good theory?... Thanks to this "flawed theory", which is called the STANDARD MODEL, Astrophysics has not had any major breakthrough since Einstein. The development of the science is at full stop.

    • @TTROPVNR
      @TTROPVNR 4 роки тому +4

      @@tomasramirez4985 it is good in a sense that it is working for what we do at our scale. it is useful to us and helped us achieve a lot.

    • @Dragrath1
      @Dragrath1 4 роки тому +5

      @@tomasramirez4985 classical mechanics is a flawed theory but at low speeds and large scales it makes accurate predictions that have been well tested. The same is true for general relativity and the standard model as they are remarkably consistent and enable us to accurately predict outcomes at their respective scales.
      Yes we know that neither can be fundamental but they are useful. Without general relativity GPS satellites would not work due to giving incorrect ballooning errors, without quantum mechanics and the standard model transistors and thus modern computers would not exist. You directly benefit from the technologies made possible by these theories which is the best evidence that they are good theories even if "flawed".

    • @bcubed72
      @bcubed72 4 роки тому +4

      If dark matter is just a "fudge factor," then why do we see a few galaxies that seem to have little or none of it? If our theory were wrong, you'd expect to see every galaxy defy our calculations, yet IRL a few select ones seem to behave like we'd expect them to.

    • @espaciohexadimencionalsern3668
      @espaciohexadimencionalsern3668 4 роки тому

      @@tomasramirez4985 A model not so standard they missing the 4th gear that is the basement of the model: GRAVITY thats why they cant go any way from it, the standard model soon will be out taking with them most of the basement that is GR.

  • @mockupguy3577
    @mockupguy3577 4 роки тому +3

    What’s the matter? It’s so dark!

  • @aminer20707
    @aminer20707 3 роки тому

    Hands down the best channel on UA-cam!!!!!! Outstanding material in every video!!!!

  • @valsarff6525
    @valsarff6525 3 роки тому +1

    I enjoy the detailed elegant explanations from a foundational perspective. It becomes obvious over time how we are so dependent on the accuracy of predetermined concepts. This leads to ever growing complexity leading to an abyss of ignorance. My favorite is Kirchoff's blackbody work, which has been completely invalidated by Dr. Pierre-Marie Robitaille. Dr. Robitaile is likely unmatched in his absolute refusal to bend the laws of physics. To the best of my knowledge no one has seriously contested this man, and he is going to single handedly sink astronomy. He has already.

  • @blaze1148
    @blaze1148 4 роки тому +3

    No such thing as Dark Matter.....it's all explained even predicted in the Electric Universe.....people just need to f****** wake up !!

  • @randomdude9135
    @randomdude9135 4 роки тому +6

    Please don't keep premieres. It's very annoying

    • @granddesign1
      @granddesign1 4 роки тому +6

      Why? Premieres are fine

    • @pressaltf4forfreevbucks179
      @pressaltf4forfreevbucks179 4 роки тому +6

      What r u talkin about, i love premieres

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  4 роки тому +3

      Well, it gives me a chance to interact in real time with viewers, which I enjoy, and hope they enjoy it too. But, if enough fans agree with you and your comment gets a lot of likes, I will consider it.

    • @manan-543
      @manan-543 4 роки тому +4

      What are you talking about? Premieres are fun. We get to talk with Arvin live. If you don't like it don't come for the premiere

    • @GamexplayerMX
      @GamexplayerMX 4 роки тому +3

      The premieres are finde. He would upload it anyway, now people just have the chance to get a live chat with Ash.

  • @BeltramMilos
    @BeltramMilos 4 роки тому +2

    Dear Mr. Arvin Ash. You are great and this is a great video also, as every time.

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  4 роки тому +1

      Well, if you did, you would have broken causality, because we just finished making the video yesterday.

    • @BeltramMilos
      @BeltramMilos 4 роки тому

      who likes spaghetti? - - I am not a Tycoon.

  • @robotaholic
    @robotaholic 4 роки тому

    I subscribed. Love your ability to teach

  • @freebiehughes9615
    @freebiehughes9615 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome channel! Just found it and subscribed immediately!

  • @pankajkumarpradhan6333
    @pankajkumarpradhan6333 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you sir for this amazing explanation of this advanced topic.. Sir If you don't mind then can you tell something about your education and specialised subjects?? Please..

  • @universalicon3757
    @universalicon3757 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you sir for your easier explaination.

  • @dilipdas5777
    @dilipdas5777 4 роки тому +2

    I still don't understand why something exists rather than nothing. I'll always wait for your videos about biggest question of human civilization

  • @henrikantonsson2460
    @henrikantonsson2460 3 роки тому

    Great videos Arvin!
    Is there to little matter around the center to make time go clearly slower than the outer edge, thus making the center appear to spin slower than the edges?

  • @minutlight
    @minutlight 4 роки тому +1

    Best ,simple explanation ever.thanks

  • @martingeerars9640
    @martingeerars9640 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you Arvin for another eye opening video. Ive been considering this idea for a while but I've don't have the math to prove or disprove anything. What's your thoughts? - Could gravity itself be dark matter if you think of gravity as a object itself and the matter we see is where its at its dencist to gather gas into stars galaxies etc. Gravity could a vibration that gathers particles into these shapes and forms we see across the universe like the shapes that occur when sand is spread over a sheet of metal then bowed only at a much more complex multi dimensional way that the the mass of the particles ad to this which may mask this initial force

    • @ArvinAsh
      @ArvinAsh  4 роки тому +2

      Someone mentioned this in another comment somewhere. If this is true, then a complete revision of General relativity would be needed, which is a big mountain to climb given how much evidence there is for it.

    • @martingeerars9640
      @martingeerars9640 4 роки тому

      Thanks Arvin. Certainly a mount everest to climb and can't be sure the veiw would be any different nothings easy in physics is it?

  • @Edwinvet420
    @Edwinvet420 3 роки тому

    I love your channel, is one of the best channels in this platform. With that being said I want to comment that scientists should really choose the words they use. The media and people that think scientist are just people that sit in a round table and make stuff up are easily confused if we don't use the right words. Words like invent, theorize, hypothesize, should be used correctly so laypeople and the media won't get confused and attack what they don't understand. It gives people the chance to convince others that it is made up when you use invent instead of describe/find, or theorize instead of hypothesize, makes it easier for people to dismiss scientific theories by saying "it's just a theory" when in reality a scientific theory has to be repeatedly tested and verified to gain a status as a theory. We can avoid equivocality by having a universal consensus of what words to use and when to use them. If a word has many other definitions it shouldn't be used in a scientific context. For example the word believe is a word that I've heard a lot of scientists say when they really mean to say hypothesize or think, giving people the opportunity to think that it is just a believe (by faith), confusing the many definitions of the word. Someone wrote this in the comments before I did: "What if dark matter is indeed just an invention to "make" general relativity work?
    "
    This is what I mean, it confuses people. You go out of your way to explain everything, and how we know that something must exist even though we don't what it is, and the only thing they hear is "invent"

  • @mikekolokowsky
    @mikekolokowsky 2 роки тому

    I’m glad someone understands this stuff. I can only follow along to a certain point, then I’m just watching letters, diagrams and cool graphics with a cosmic sounding synthesizer background.