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The Universe isn’t always kind to life, there are countless ways in which Earth could be destroyed tomorrow, but some are more likely than others...
Some of the key animations about False Vacuum Decay were taken from this Kurgesagt video, if you want to learn more about the topic I would definitely recommend checking the video (and their channel) out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijFm6DxNVyI
My friend Dr Sara Webb has a great book on this exact topic, you can check it out here: http://bit.ly/3YOfkV2. This is not a paid promotion, it's just a great book I'd definitely recommend!
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:32 Rogue Black Holes
04:53 Solar Storms
09:03 Sponsor
10:41 Gamma Ray Bursts
14:13 False Vacuum Decay
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Written, produced and edited by Kobi Brown
Animations by: Stijin Orlans
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Sources:
1. Petrovay, K. Solar Cycle Prediction. Living Reviews in Solar Physics, 17, 2 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41116-020-0022-z
2. Powell, C. S. "The Hunt for Rogue Planets: The Galaxy May Hold a Trillion Wandering, Sunless Worlds. So How Do We Find Them?" IEEE Spectrum, vol. 61, no. 8, pp. 24-35, August 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/MSPEC.2024.10623187
3. Piran, Tsvi. The Physics of Gamma-Ray Bursts. Reviews of Modern Physics, 76, 1143. Published 28 January 2005.
4. Devoto, Federica, et al. J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys., 49, 103001 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/ac7f24
5. "Vacuum Decay: The End of the Universe?" Big Think.
https://bigthink.com/hard-science/vacuum-decay-end-of-the-universe/
6. "The Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst of All Time." Big Think.
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/gamma-ray-burst-brightest-all-time/
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Footage from:
Storyblocks
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NASA
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Some key animations were taken from MelodySheep, definitely check his work out: https://www.youtube.com/melodysheep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unl1jXFnzgo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxuBcOoGoD4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3asnLWPBoKY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piehWYdlOQA