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The physical world consists of matter. This matter was created in a sequence of processes. It is assumed that the world began its existence with a big bang. The development of our universe is illustrated in Fig. 1.1 on page 2. The big bang is also the beginning of time.
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Bethge, K., Kraft, G., Kreisler, P., Walter, G. (2004). Scientific Foundations: The Structure of the Physical World. In: Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08608-7_1
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