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FMC00.698 depicts a few variants of the so called mass–radius diagram used in contemporary physics and cosmology to show what kind of physical material objects can exist in the mineral science knowledge framework.

It shows that physical objects in the cosmos fit into a certain range, but that in other ranges one moves into the field (boundaries) of force instead of matter. The diagram shows (on logarithmic scales) the mass versus size of existing objects, from subatomic particles to supermassive black holes - as quantified and believed by mineral science, and shows how the mathematical models of the forces of gravity and quantum mechanics place limits on what kinds of physical objects can exist within that thought paradigm.

From left to right, from:

• Martin Rees: 'Just Six Numbers' (1999), Chapter 6
• Aldo Ianni, Massimo Mannarelli, Nicola Rossi: A new approach to dark matter from the mass-radius diagram of the Universe (2021)
• the third variant (internet source unconfirmed) shows various colored regions that are qualified as matter (purple), radiation (red), or dark energy (grey).

The body of knowledge of spiritual science posits that mineral science and its laws describes the physical world on Earth, but can not be extrapolated to the very large and small, because one moves into the realms of the astral and spirit worlds. Whereas humans can create such thought forms and describe them with mathematics, does not mean these thoughts and ideas correspond to any reality.

Nevertheless the diagram is shown here as an illustration bridging conceptually with the force substance representation used in spiritual science, because with some imagination it shows how matter (mineral substance) and force flow into one another but just represent different realms.

The diagram and its mathematical scientific foundations hold, but the area of applicability of the physical sciences to reality is smaller than what is shown.