Olbers' Paradox
Why is the night sky dark?
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Overview
There is an old, simple question that can help us to understand a fundamental property of the universe. The question is usually called Olbers' Paradox, (after German astronomer Heinrich W. Olbers), and it can be stated pretty simply:
Why is the night sky dark?
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Giovanni Scala
Post-Doc
My research interests include quantum foundations, quantum informaion, optics and communications.