To: dead
The speed of light is the speed limit through time and space. The inflationary period after the big bang was the actual expansion of space-time and did not have any speed limit. Not sure about that. In any case, what about the period when the expansion apparently began to *accelerate*, under the influence of so-called "dark energy". This supposedly happened several billion years after the initial Big Bang.
29 posted on
07/08/2019 12:17:02 PM PDT by
ETL
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To: ETL
When I say no speed limit, I only mean that we don't know of any restriction (such as speed of light) on the rate of inflation. It didn't move with infinite speed.
And yes, the still accelerating expansion of spacetime complicates the equations further.
35 posted on
07/08/2019 12:22:14 PM PDT by
dead
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To: ETL
“Speed of light is the highest speed known to humans. Doesn’t mean it’s the absolutely highest speed in existence. “ - Dr.Rudakov, 1960s
56 posted on
07/08/2019 12:50:32 PM PDT by
leopud
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