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What's the problem with the Standard Model?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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The Standard Model Doesn't Describe Dark Energy

The standard model doesn't describe dark energy, which is like 67% of the universe. It makes certain very crisp assumptions about space that are in conflict with what we know to be true. quantum field theory is consistent with the universe always having existed and always existing into the future. If you think back far enough in time, it's consistent with some crazy event that might even be the beginning of space.

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