Time log of the happenings in the Universe, from the Big Bang beginning to the future ending. To cover a wide range in time, a 'logarithmic clock' is used. After each tick N, the Universe is 10 times older than the previous one.Tick range: N=log(time)= +15 to +40 N Event ---- ------------------------------------------------------ ---- ------------------------------------------------------
- +15 : All matter locked in White dwarfs, brown dwarfs, neutron stars; "Degenerate Era" begins
- +17 : Close stellar encounters strip planets away from stars
- +20 : Close encounters of galaxies strip stars from galaxies
- +26 : Dark mass absorbed by few remaining white dwarfs *** Unknown types of Dark mass may remain free and affect the future ***
- +30 : Black holes absorb stray mass in galaxies through gravitational radiation *** Unknown effect of Quintessence may affect the future ***
- +33 : Protons start to decay *** Proton decay has never been observed ***
- +34 : Black holes absorb intergalactic stars *** Unknown effect of large-scale Magnetic fields may affect the future ***
- +40 : Proton decays into positrons, neutrinos, pions inside black holes *** Proton decay has never been observed ***