3. The Mass-Radius Diagram
            The Mass-Radius diagram as a map of scientific limits
                          Man
                          Earth
                          Sun
                          Galaxy
                          Galactic clusters
                        Man
                          Cells
                          Molecules
                          Atoms
                          Protons neutrons 
                          Quarks
                          electrons
              Looking out in space is looking back in time.
              Mass is energy.
              Objects with no size electrons
              Hypothetical strings
              zero rest mass objects light.
              
3. The MR Diagram
Show the Movie: Powers of 10.
    Plot mass versus radius for known particles. Use a logarithmic Plot.
    Going up in size first 
                          Man
                          Earth
                          Sun
                          Galaxy
                          Galactic clusters
    Then down
                          Man
                          Cells
                          Molecules
                          Atoms
                          Protons neutrons 
                          Quarks
                          Electrons
    Lines on the graph a vertical line is the radius of the universe which is moving to the right at the speed of light.
Lines on log-log plots represent equations. The line at the tops shows where an object turns into a black hole. The radius of a black hole is proportional to its mass.
The line at the bottom shows the wavelength of a particle. The wavelength has a negative slope which means that the wavelength is inversely proportional to the mass.
Some particles have zero rest mass (the photon) 
    some have unknown mass, the graviton, 
    some have no radius, the electron.
Time and space are related by the speed of light in a vacuum. Looking out in space is looking back in time.
| Scientific Explorations with Paul Doherty |  | 18 October 2011 |