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Never seen this addressed anywhere, and maybe it doesn't matter;
but, regarding the cosmic background radiation, in any given instant, how many 2.73K (on average) photons are in a given volume ?
See, we would measure the same background temperature with our instruments over a range of 'densities', but the actual energy content could vary.
(or does the temperature finding of 2.73K take that into account ?)
And then a follow up, what would the total energy content in the entire observable universe be for the CMB? And then what is the mass equivalent of that ? (solve for M instead of E in E=MC\
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I know this hasn't been overlooked in the field of cosmology, it just hasn't filtered down to my level.
but, regarding the cosmic background radiation, in any given instant, how many 2.73K (on average) photons are in a given volume ?
See, we would measure the same background temperature with our instruments over a range of 'densities', but the actual energy content could vary.
(or does the temperature finding of 2.73K take that into account ?)
And then a follow up, what would the total energy content in the entire observable universe be for the CMB? And then what is the mass equivalent of that ? (solve for M instead of E in E=MC\
2)
I know this hasn't been overlooked in the field of cosmology, it just hasn't filtered down to my level.