the big bang

Why is inflation required to explain the homogeneity of the universe? Why would the universe not be homogeneous without inflation? In any physical situation, if the conditions are the same why would not the results expected to be the same? Why would we need parts of the universe to be in...

Physicists describe a Black Hole, which is described as a singularity, as having high entropy or a high level of disorder. The singularity that gave birth o the universe is described as having low entropy or low disorder. Two Questions: 1. Why does a black hole (a singularity) have high...

In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded. - Terry Pratchett. So. Woo or not? MODERN COSMOLOGY: SCIENCE OR FOLK TALE? This thread should be about all the points raised in the above quoted article on the Big Bang and modern cosmology. If you cant be bothered to read it and...

Hi! I am not very well educated. So please go easy on me. I have a question about the big bang that created the universe. Could the big bang have occurred in a vastly larger universe? In other words, could our big bang be a very small bang inside a vastly larger universe? If a child is lighting...