Big Bang Theory

[Thor]

I think the Big Bang theory is correct but only part right . I think the Big bang was both the begining and end of the universe .
The Universe as it is known is expanding as we discus this .. In time it will expand so much that it will contract and impode on its self and then re- explode thus the Big Bang ..
So If our tellescopes are ever able to go back in time far enough we will see the Big Bang and the universes distruction and birth
Just a thought :ph34r: <_<

[sonrisa]

that idea is as old as Hinduism-
click here (http://www.atributetohinduism.com/Hindu_Cosmology.htm) & scroll down to the foto of the galaxy

you'll have to scroll down a ways after you click here (http://www.indianest.com/hinduism/038.htm)- they don't get to the Big Bang til around 2/3 of the way down the page. Check out the 2nd last paragraph

[Thomas Knierim]

Thor: The Universe as it is known is expanding as we discus this .. In time it will expand so much that it will contract and impode on its self and then re- explode thus the Big Bang ..

Hello Thor & welcome to thebigview.com.

This thought "big bang - big crunch" is not new. Stephen Hawking mentioned it in his seminal popular science writing "Brief history of time" in 1988 as the "cyclical universe" model. It is briefly explained on thebigview.com in the Spacetime section. The theory is under fire today, because recent observations indicate an acceleration of the expansion, suggesting that the Hubble constant is not a constant after all. However, since the nature of dark matter and dark energy is still poorly understood, the bets are still (somewhat) open.

Cheers, Thomas

[sahyo]

can separate called expandingcontracting?




http://www.angelfire.com/un/lishah/shyp.jpg

[sonrisa]

I'm watching the Science Channel & they are talking about how the Big Bang was the result of 2 universes colliding. It has to do with brane theory- each universe ripples on a brane & they move thru the 11th dimension. Whenever 2 of these branes/universes collide, you get a Big Bang. Theoretically, these Big Bangs can happen all the time (which existed before the BB, btw) but we'd never know it becuz there is no spatial displacement- the new universe detaches itself from the 2 colliding universes & makes its own space as it expands. According to this theory there are any number of universes, like bubbles on some giant cosmic ocean. But Hinduism deals with that too- instead of bubbles, imagine Brahma dreaming our universe, & on the ocean with him there are many other Brahmas who are also dreaming universes.

nice painting asheera :)

[scameter]

Actually, one of my theories is that there was this extremely large Black Hole at the beginning, and that is de-Black Holed, if that makes sense, and becamse a star again, with an incredibly strong gravitational field around it. when it exploded, the explosion was like a trillion nuclear bombs times a million, and that explosion also expounded materials that were caught in it's new gravitational field and becamse planets and stars and such. it might not be true, but if it is, i think it would make sense. :)

[abba]

The thing about the beginning of the universe is that it is a discontinuity. As best we can tell, both space and time started at this discontinuity, so any talk of "dimensionality" and "before" are meaningless speculation. If someone says "God", or "membrane collision", or a fart by the "Mighty Turtle", it is all the same as far as science is concerned - speculation.

Thomas mentioned dark mass & dark energy. It is interesting to note that some scientists believe that dark mass/energy makes up 90% of the universe.... and we don't have a clue as to what it is; we've only named it to have a label for our ignorance.


edit: oops, realized that I slighted the Invisible Pink Unicorn (http://www.geocities.com/ipu_temple/).

[todd]

In the last 10 years there has been a revolution in our concept of the Universe and the realities of
our new knowledge are much stranger than could have been imagined. The ingredients of our
universe were first accurately measured as recently as March this year. The results are staggering
- 4% Atoms, 23% Dark Matter, 73% Dark Energy.
The implications of this new understanding are enormous. We, and everything we can see with our
most powerful instruments, make up only 4% of the Universe. We are a tiny minority. The rest is
waiting to be discovered. We are at a turning point in the history of knowledge. Has there ever
been more compelling challenge for exploration?
http://www.interactions.org/pdf/whatfor.pdf