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Big Bounce: According to a new theory, we may never be able to fully reconstruct the state of the universe before the big bang [left] because quantum fluctuations (orange) become smeared out after the big bang [right]. Details of what the universe was like before the big bang may be forever lost to us, according to a new analysis. Einstein's theory of gravity, general relativity, describes the evolution of the cosmos but breaks down at the moment of the big bang, preventing researchers from understanding its origins. To glimpse behind the veil, a researcher has applied a speculative theory that treats the universe as pixilated into tiny atom-like units of space and time. His findings suggest that experiments would never be sensitive enough to fully reconstruct the state of the universe before the bang. Image: Martin Bojowald |
1 posted on
07/01/2007 9:37:08 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
To: AdmSmith; bvw; callisto; ckilmer; dandelion; FairOpinion; ganeshpuri89; gobucks; KevinDavis; ...
2 posted on
07/01/2007 9:37:35 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(Time heals all wounds, particularly when they're not yours. Profile updated June 28, 2007.)
To: SunkenCiv
3 posted on
07/01/2007 9:50:05 PM PDT by
LiteKeeper
(Beware the secularization of America; the Islamization of Eurabia)
To: SunkenCiv
Well, don’t ask me. I was a baby at the time.
5 posted on
07/02/2007 6:27:13 PM PDT by
gcruse
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