Is there any theory about how the very first bits of matter came into existence, such as asteroids?
2007-01-25 08:45:51 · 9 answers · asked by Zhukov 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The very first bits of matter were neutrinos, photons, and quarks.
The energy to create them came from the vacuum energy / zero point energy collapsing to a lower state, freeing a great deal of potential energy which manifested in the form of a false vacuum (causing inflation) and the precipitation of fermions and bosons.
As the universe cooled, the quarks were able to hold together in the form of protons and neutrons, protons captured electrons, and hydrogen was formed. The universe was so hot that some of this hydrogen fused together to form helium and likely some lithium.
Early stars were so massive that they were able to produce massive amounts of the various natural elements and exploded with such force that they did not entirely collapse into black holes -- much of their mass was blown off into space .. some of these chunks of iron were the first interstellar asteroids. Total time before this happened after the end of the inflationary era is probably around 10 million years or so.
2007-01-25 08:54:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an atheist, but asteroids can come from the break-up of larger heavenly bodies, like sand is made from larger rocks.
2007-01-25 16:53:49 · answer #2 · answered by Jeff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but it wasn't asteroids. It was tiny subatomic particles referred to as strings. They are that barrier between matter and energy.
2007-01-25 16:55:23 · answer #3 · answered by Author Unknown 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude, I've been watching Stephen Hawking's universe on Google Video. You should check it out. I haven't got this far along in the series, but I'm sure it goes into the possibilities that have been proposed.
2007-01-25 16:52:09 · answer #4 · answered by mullah robertson 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would very much doubt that asteroids were anywhere near the front of the queue.
2007-01-25 16:50:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
energy was converted into matter. But something has to not only convert energy into matter but convert energy into everything else in existence. That is why people like me believe in God. Some one who converted the first bit of energy, and made everything else.
2007-01-25 16:53:27 · answer #6 · answered by tony c 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
gravity brought the asteriods together from matter.
I'm no groupie but J.P. has the answer. I was trying to think that but I'm not smart enough yet. Gimme a few years.
2007-01-25 16:51:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you want an Astro-Physicist: you'll probably get a good answer to this on the science board.
2007-01-25 16:52:56 · answer #8 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you mean the Big Bang Theory
2007-01-25 16:52:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋