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  1. Radius of the Observable Universe in Light-years Is Greater than Its Age

    Dec 13, 2015 · The radius of the observable universe is about 46 billion light-years, which is considerably greater than its age of about 14 billion years. The radius of the observable universe is …

  2. Learn Observables in Mathematical Quantum Field Theory

    Nov 19, 2017 · The following is one chapter in a series on Mathematical Quantum Field Theory. The previous chapter is 6. Symmetries. The next chapter is 8. Phase space. 7. Observables In this …

  3. Is the Universe Finite, or Is It Infinite? - Physics Forums

    Mar 16, 2024 · The observable universe refers to the portion of the universe that we can see or detect, limited by the finite time light has traveled since the Big Bang. It has a finite volume.

  4. The Universe vs Observable Universe - Physics Forums

    Jan 28, 2018 · After reading the wikipedia article and looking at many other threads on this forum I am still having a hard time understanding the difference between the Observable universe and the entire …

  5. The observable and non-observable parts of the Universe

    Dec 29, 2019 · Hi, I'm only trying to understand the basic concept. Did the big bang give rise to both observable and non-observable universe? I have been through quite a few source and it seems like …

  6. Intro to the Big Bang and Infinity Concepts - Physics Forums

    Jan 27, 2018 · In the cosmology section of the Physics Forums, I encountered many Big Bang and related infinity problems. Hence, in this article, I want to explain the Big Bang, the topology of the …

  7. Hermitian operator <=> observable? - Physics Forums

    Oct 3, 2012 · My question is about both sides of the same coin. First, does a hermitian operator always represent a measurable quantity? Meaning, (or conversely) could you cook up an operator which …

  8. States and observables in quantum mechanics • Physics Forums

    May 19, 2025 · The discussion focuses on the differences between classical and quantum mechanics regarding the specification of experimental conditions and the determination of system states. In …

  9. Expectation of an operator (observable) how to calculate it

    Jan 31, 2017 · Hello Forum, I understand that in order to calculate the average of a certain operator (observable), whatever that observable may be that we are interested in, we need to prepare many …

  10. The observable universe, the actual uinverse, and CMB

    Jan 17, 2013 · Hi all. I relish hearing from our great cosmological explainers like Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Brian Greene and watch whenever I find something new on youtube, but one thing that I don't …