| − | John Hartnett is a [[Creationist cosmologies|creationist cosmologist]] who has worked with the [[general theory of relativity]] in theorizing a case for his young-earth cosmology. The approach involves solving [[Einstein's field equations]] using different [[boundary condition]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icr.org/article/has-einsteins-limit-speed-light-been/|first=Larry|last=Vardiman|title=Has Einstein's Limit on the Speed of Light Been Broken?|publisher= the Institute for Creation Research|access date=15.11.2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Should there be a distinctive young Universe cosmology?|series=Perspectives on Science and Christian faith|publisher=[[American Scientific Affiliation]]|year=2004|volume=56|issue=1-4|url=http://books.google.com/books?ei=m63KTrLxG4GgOonygOYP&ct=result&id=XY_XAAAAMAAJ&dq=John+Hartnett+cosmology&q=John+Hartnett#search_anchor|access date=25.11.2011}}</ref> According to [[Moshe Carmeli]], Professor of Theoretical Physics at Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva, Israel,<ref>{{cite web|title=Moshe Carmeli|publisher=Ben Gurion University|url=http://physics.bgu.ac.il/HOMEPAGES/FACULTY/Carmeli/main.html|access date=27.11.2011}}</ref> Hartnett in his theory demonstrated that there is no need to reckon with the existence of the [[dark matter]] in the universe.<ref>{{cite book|first=Moshe|last=Carmeli|title=Cosmological relativity: the special and general theories of the structure|publisher=World Scientific Publishng Co.|location=Danvers, MA, USA|year=2006|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=GS-exC2S_V0C&pg=PP7&dq=John+Hartnett+cosmology&hl=en&ei=12nPTrHeHcWaOprpiLAF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=John%20Hartnett%20cosmology&f=false|isbn=981-270-075-7|quote=It was shown by Dr. John G. Hartnett that there is no need to assume the existence of dark matter in the universe.|access date=25.11.2011}}</ref> It has been also declared that his cosmological model explains the possibility for starlight to reach the Earth within the short time frame as measured by earth clocks.<ref name="starlight">{{cite book| last = Hartnett| first = John| authorlink = | title = Starlight, Time and the New Physics| publisher = Creation Ministries International| series = | year = 2007| doi = | isbn = 978-0-949-906687|page=34|quote='Dark Matter' -today's 'fudge' factor; Technical Appendices: App.1: The large scale structure of the universe does not need 'dark' matter or 'dark' energy; App.6: Light-travel-time problem solved}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Paul|last=Garner|title=New Creationism|publisher=Evangelical Press|year=2009|isbn=|page=31|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=faZZAAAAYAAJ&q=John+Hartnett+cosmology&dq=John+Hartnett+cosmology&hl=en&ei=W5jKTuGcKoON-wb92Mgu&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwADgK|access date=25.11.2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Eric|last=Carlson|title=Decoding Spacetime|year=2010|isbn=978-1-4535-9258-8|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2WkvsIpg_iYC&pg=PT79&dq=John+Hartnett+cosmology&hl=en&ei=m63KTrLxG4GgOonygOYP&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBw#v=snippet&q=John%20Hartnett%20clock&f=false|access date=25.11.2011}}</ref> | + | John Hartnett is a [[Creationist cosmologies|creationist cosmologist]] who has worked with the [[general theory of relativity]] in theorizing a case for his young-earth cosmology. The approach involves solving [[Einstein's field equations]] using different [[boundary condition]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icr.org/article/has-einsteins-limit-speed-light-been/|first=Larry|last=Vardiman|title=Has Einstein's Limit on the Speed of Light Been Broken?|publisher= the Institute for Creation Research|access date=15.11.2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Should there be a distinctive young Universe cosmology?|series=Perspectives on Science and Christian faith|publisher=[[American Scientific Affiliation]]|year=2004|volume=56|issue=1-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?ei=m63KTrLxG4GgOonygOYP&ct=result&id=XY_XAAAAMAAJ&dq=John+Hartnett+cosmology&q=John+Hartnett#search_anchor|access date=25.11.2011}}</ref> According to [[Moshe Carmeli]], Professor of Theoretical Physics at Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva, Israel,<ref>{{cite web|title=Moshe Carmeli|publisher=Ben Gurion University|url=http://physics.bgu.ac.il/HOMEPAGES/FACULTY/Carmeli/main.html|access date=27.11.2011}}</ref> Hartnett in his theory demonstrated that there is no need to reckon with the existence of the [[dark matter]] in the universe.<ref>{{cite book|first=Moshe|last=Carmeli|title=Cosmological relativity: the special and general theories of the structure|publisher=World Scientific Publishng Co.|location=Danvers, MA, USA|year=2006|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GS-exC2S_V0C&pg=PP7&dq=John+Hartnett+cosmology&hl=en&ei=12nPTrHeHcWaOprpiLAF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=John%20Hartnett%20cosmology&f=false|isbn=981-270-075-7|quote=It was shown by Dr. John G. Hartnett that there is no need to assume the existence of dark matter in the universe.|access date=25.11.2011}}</ref> It has been also declared that his cosmological model explains the possibility for starlight to reach the Earth within the short time frame as measured by earth clocks.<ref name="starlight">{{cite book| last = Hartnett| first = John| authorlink = | title = Starlight, Time and the New Physics| publisher = Creation Ministries International| series = | year = 2007| doi = | isbn = 978-0-949-906687|page=34|quote='Dark Matter' -today's 'fudge' factor; Technical Appendices: App.1: The large scale structure of the universe does not need 'dark' matter or 'dark' energy; App.6: Light-travel-time problem solved}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Paul|last=Garner|title=New Creationism|publisher=Evangelical Press|year=2009|isbn=|page=31|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=faZZAAAAYAAJ&q=John+Hartnett+cosmology&dq=John+Hartnett+cosmology&hl=en&ei=W5jKTuGcKoON-wb92Mgu&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwADgK|access date=25.11.2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Eric|last=Carlson|title=Decoding Spacetime|year=2010|isbn=978-1-4535-9258-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2WkvsIpg_iYC&pg=PT79&dq=John+Hartnett+cosmology&hl=en&ei=m63KTrLxG4GgOonygOYP&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBw#v=snippet&q=John%20Hartnett%20clock&f=false|access date=25.11.2011}}</ref> |