The tiny "seed" of the Big Bang must been surrounded by some huge environment that allowed it to expand. Isn't that a more logical explanation than some mysterious "spacetime" that came into being at the moment of the Big Bang?
2006-12-14 15:53:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
We don't know. The evidence is that we don't see energy reactions at any "edge" of the universe as it contacts energy from some other universe. We also see no "lumpiness" that we can atribute to outside influence. It is unfettered in it's expansion.
2006-12-14 16:28:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude. This whole issue emminates from quantam physics and the idea that matter is in a state of "flux" whereby quantam particles appear and disappear to and from nothing. Most scientists agree this to be true. The second thought is that, statistically, the probability of a big bang is NOT zero. Sooo... given enough time, and zillions of years, then eventually it will happen. It was at that precise moment that space/time was borne. There have been many theories over the years to try and explain this, "the big foam" was popular for a few years, where by "outside" our universe was a highly dense environment, and we, by chance, happen to be living in a "bubble" if you will. That was tossed, andthe "string" theory is popular today, with some propping up the theory by pointing at up to 32 dimensions.
Man... the bottom line is nobody knows... theories change like the wind, and some real smart people are making some pretty wild guesses that really borderline on the philosophical, not scientific, side.
2006-12-14 16:13:58 · answer #2 · answered by Regular Guy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your theory would raise even more problems.
The point is that solving the Einstein field equations allows you to show that space time becomes singular at a black hole or the big bang. As the universe expanded from the big bang this singularity must have unwound itself. Now you are proposing surrounding it by something already unwound (not sure what it is you are proposing). I do not see how the two ideas can live together in the same universe. However, the first is a given from current theory.
2006-12-14 19:22:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's no evidence that our universe is NOT expanding into another timespace, nor is there any evidence that it IS. Period.
Just because we can't comprehend some proposed phenomenon like the Big Bang, nor account for it logically, does NOT in any sense make it impossible.
If you want illogical and what you might think of as nonsense, dip into quantum physics.
2006-12-14 16:10:21 · answer #4 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not that I know of. The Big Bang is supposed to be about the biginning of space- time from the Primevil atom. Infinate mass in one particle. So, since we know that mass warps space-time in proportion to the mass as A.Einstein pointed out. All of space-time was concentrated in the infinately massive primevil atom.
Your explanation is less logical to me. Because, if there was an "enviornment " around the big bang. Then, the mass of the various particles in this enviornment would counter the expansion of the big bang. Try blowing up a ballon with one hand squeezing around it.
2006-12-14 16:29:13 · answer #5 · answered by sandwreckoner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a bad theory. The only problem is that we humans are (so far) limited to three spatial and one time dimension, and have no way of proving (physically) that a "huge environment" (in more than our four dimensions) exists.
It does make perfect mathematical sense, though, to look at the big ban and ongoing expansion in the way you suggest. Our 3-space is expanding in every direction, yet is infinite. This clearly suggests a curvature in a fourth spatial dimension. That dimension sort of fits your "huge environment" (if that environment is in a 4th - or higher - spatial dimension) hypothesis.
2006-12-14 16:09:27 · answer #6 · answered by dougdell 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What is outside of everything? Nothing. When everything expands, what is to keep it from expanding? Nothing. Spacetime is nothing more than the four dimentions that we humans experience, what is outside of the universe is... well... most likely literally nothing if you can wrap your mind around that -- believe me, it is a very difficult concept.
2006-12-14 16:00:35 · answer #7 · answered by mghtyroach 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but there's also no evidence that the universe is not expanding into someone's a**, and there is no evidence that someone did not fart the big bang out of their a**. Get my drift?
2006-12-14 16:17:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As epidavros says, you're creating more problems. Not only is there no need for a "huge environment" but you're back to square one - where did the "huge environment" come from? You need another theory to explain it. It's turtles all the way down :-)
2006-12-14 21:35:49 · answer #9 · answered by Iridflare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dunno...we aren't going to find out till a couple hundred years into the future, are we?
2006-12-14 16:31:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋