The Cosmological Constant and Dark Energy

Investigating Einstein's "Cosmological Constant"

The Cosmological Constant was first introduced as a concept in 1917, by Albert Einstein.    In a nutshell, it is an energy that persists through the entire vacuum of all space in the universe.   This energy is sometimes referred to as "Dark Energy".   It's an invisible force that exhibits an opposite impulse from gravity.  It is essentially anti-gravity.    

The Cosmological Constant / Dark Energy is at the heart of debates in cosmology about the apparently expanding universe, and the future fate of the universe.   Measurements have been made showing that in general, galaxies are accelerating away from each other.  There are different interpretations of the future fate of the universe - whether it will continue to expand, or whether it may some day slow and stabilize or collapse back in an event that would be the opposite of the big bang. 

The Cosmological Constant and Gravity are the two biggest puzzles that have baffled scientists over the past 100 years since relativity and quantum mechanics were unveiled.   In the ConscioCentric paradigm, this is separation vs unity...  the most fundamental of conscious force concepts.   Everything ties back to a balance between separation impulse (big bang, dark energy, electroweak) and unity impulse (gravity, strong nuclear force).   The collective consciousness of the universe plays out this balance between separation and unity over cosmological periods of time.    

Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Astrophysicist

"We still don't know what about 96 per cent of the universe is made of. It is dark matter and dark energy, but we have no idea what it is."

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Astrophysicist, Author, Lecturer

"Dark matter and dark energy are two things we measure in the universe that are making things happen, and we have no idea what the cause is."

Adam Riess
Astrophysicist, Professor

"It's everywhere, really. It's between the galaxies. It is in this room. We believe that everywhere that you have space, empty space, that you cannot avoid having some of this dark energy."

Brian Greene
Physicist, Mathematician, String Theorist, Author

"When you buy a jacket, you pick the size to ensure it fits. Similarly, we live in a universe in which the amount of dark energy fits our biological make-up. If the amount of dark energy were substantially different from what we've measured, the environmental conditions would be inhospitable to our form of life."