Radiation

Basic Information

This site tells the story of the history of the universe. Click Earlier and Later to follow the story. Note: Many facts have been simplified to make them easier to understand.

The macrocosmos was filled with high energy radiation.

Radiation is a mixture of electric and magnetic fields which grow and die as they move along, swapping energy between them, somewhat like the two wings of a strange bird which flaps first one wing and then the other, something like the picture we print here.
Some radiation has more energy than others. In the young Universe the radiation mostly had very high energy.
In radiation with high energy, the fields swap energy faster than in low energy radiation.
The different names given to different types of radiation are as follows:
Highest Energy

Gamma Rays
X Rays
Ultra Violet
Violet Light
Blue Light
Green Light
Yellow Light
Orange Light
Red Light
Infra Red
Microwaves
Television
Radio

Lowest Energy

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