"Shown is an evolving view of a hypothetical phase transition in the hot, early universe in which bubbles form, grow and eventually collide and coales Show more"Shown is an evolving view of a hypothetical phase transition in the hot, early universe in which bubbles form, grow and eventually collide and coalesce. From left to right, the progress of the phase transition is shown. Bubbles of a new phase are created (yellow), which proceed to expand at relativistic speeds, creating density waves in the ambient matter (blue) as they grow. After the bubbles collide, a turbulent thermalization process takes place. Simulations of this transition were run using computing resources at Case Western Reserve University, Kenyon College, and the Ohio Supercomputer Center. Data from simulations was processed using Mathematica and rendered using 3ds Max." Show less
