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You're forgetting to sum over all the visible stars in the sky, which just brings us back to Olber's Paradox. Think of it another way—if you're in an oven at 5
by idlewords 10y ago
You're forgetting to sum over all the visible stars in the sky, which just brings us back to Olber's Paradox.
Think of it another way—if you're in an oven at 5800K, there is no arrangement of matter you can put inside that will not eventually come to thermal equilibrium.
- lisivka 10y agoYou're forgetting to divide that sum by distances to these stars in square. Thermal equilibrium inside oven and in few light years outside of oven are two very different things.