Freezing Ice and Expanding Space ⚡ экспресс
Original: "Freezing lakes as analogue models of $$\Lambda$$CDM cosmology and beyond"
The growth of lake ice follows the same formulas as the accelerating expansion of the universe.
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It turns out that ordinary lake ice grows according to laws reminiscent of the universe's expansion! By adding water convection to the model, scientists obtained new terms in the ice equation that behave like dark energy. Perhaps such earthly analogies will help us better understand what drives the cosmos and why it accelerates.
🎯 Stefan's equation, derived for simple ice, is now even used to calculate the cooling of Mars' surface.