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Nucleosynthesis.......???
I was talking to a friend who know little of Astronomy about Gravatational lenses & progressed to talking about origins of matter. He asked:- If large objects in space cause gravitational lensing, could there be sufficient energy focused at the focal point of the gravitational lens to cause nucleosynthesis & thereby create matter. I beganto think of the Oort cloud from the Sun, Globular clusters found at the focal point of Galaxies & i realised i was getting out of my depth....... HELP!!! Is he on to something?????
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
What do you mean create matter?
You cannot create nor destroy matter it is simply constant
Matter cannot be destroyed just like energy E=MC2
energy and matter are the two sides of the same coin
As for gravitational lenses and creating matter
it is plausible to consider synthesizing atoms with great gravitational force
this occurs only when conditions are optimal:
enough gravitational force, minimal heat (therefore spacial pressure)
Too much heat will prevent the baryons (atomic matter) from coming together, too little heat and fusion will not occur
- 1 decade ago
No. Nucleosynthesis, the formation of heavier atoms, happens in fusion reactions within stars. Gravitational lensing is a side effect of gravity which causes light to curve around a stellar object. Gravitational lensing cannot create matter, sorry.
