Genesis Part 3: Creation of luminous and non-luminous matter

Summary

The non-luminous matter (‘waters’) and luminous matter (‘light’) were created on Day 1 of the Universe. Description of ‘waters’ in Genesis 1 recalls the characteristics of the non-luminous dark matter.

· ‘Waters’ did not interact with electromagnetic force

· Islands of ‘waters’ reminiscent of dark matter haloes

· Dark matter looks lumpy and globular

· Dark matter may be a superfluid

‘Waters’ did not interact with electromagnetic force

God filled the newly created Space-time in the early Universe with ‘waters’ (Genesis 1:2) and ‘light’ (Genesis 1:3). ‘Light’, the proxy for the ordinary atomic matter in the early Universe, existed in a cosmic soup of energetic photons and highly charged particles of electrons and protons (photon-baryon fluid). In the presence of high radiation pressure and temperature, ‘waters’ would expect to be vaporized, fragmented, annihilated or obliterated. Yet, radiation energy of ‘light’ was strong enough to ionize atomic matter but failed to suppress or annihilate ‘waters’. ‘Waters’ was left unscathed in the early Universe after ‘light’ was separated from darkness (Genesis 1:4-8). In another word, ‘waters’ did not seem to absorb, scatter, emit or even interact with the energized radiation source - ‘light’. This lack of interaction with electromagnetic force is the hallmark of dark matter.

Islands of ‘waters’ reminiscent of dark matter haloes

Modern cosmology teaches that dark matter must form clumps (haloes) before the ordinary matter could fall into them and form aggregates under gravity. The separation of ‘waters’ in the Universe by 'firmament' (Genesis 1:6-7) caused ‘waters’ to form clusters reminiscent of the formation of dark matter haloes.

Dark matter looks lumpy and globular

The dark matter maps, recently published by scientists from Caltech, Max Planck Institute and UC Berkeley in association with NASA and ESA (1,2,3), highlight the globular lumpy nature of the non-luminous dark matter. Distribution of the dark matter bears striking resemblance to the fluid nature of ‘waters’.

Dark matter as a superfluid

Modern cosmology teaches that dark matter is composed of an exotic particle, one that interacts only through gravitational pull but very weakly with the other known forces of the Universe (i.e. photon, weak and strong nuclear forces). Despite the 40+ years of research, the identification of dark matter particle remains elusive. A recent publication by scientists at the University Pennsylvania (5) suggests that dark matter may change states and functions at different scales of the Universe similar to a superfluid. If dark matter turns out to be a superfluid, the description of it as ‘waters’ would certainly be appropriate.

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Readers are encouraged to go to the following resources to learn more about the tug-of-war between dark matter (‘waters’) and ordinary atomic matter (‘light’) in the formation of density fluctuation in the early Universe. These density fluctuations influenced the seeding of galaxies, galaxy clusters and large structures of the Universe we see today.

1. Cautun et al. Evolution of the cosmic web MNRAS 441:2923-2973, 2014

2. Massey et al. Dark matter maps reveal cosmic scaffolding Nature, 445 (7125). pp. 286-290

3. UC Berkeley http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2014/10/16/a-3d-map-of-the-adolescent-universe/

4. Supercomputer simulation http://www.illustris-project.org/

5. Berezhiani and Khoury Theory of dark matter superfluidity arXiv:1507, 2016

6. Proton baryon fluid & Baryon acoustic oscillations

Video source

Heic0701 -Science Release First 3D map of the Universe’s Dark Matter scaffolding 7Jan2007 NASA, ESA and R Massey (Caltech)

Caltech 3D map http://youtu.be/gCgTJ6ID6ZA

Hubblecast Episode #58 Caught in the cosmic web https://youtu.be/LUnViAljO84

Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Genesis 1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Genesis 1:6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Genesis 1:7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

Genesis 1:8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

(Source: KJV)