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Absolute Space

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Re: Absolute Space

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Postby stewamax » January 20th, 2018, 9:45 pm

As others have pointed out, it is misleading to assume that the Big Bang occurred somewhere, because this implies that the ‘somewhere’ existed within (or distant from) something else, say 200 zillion miles from XYZ. At TBB, there was no space for it to happen 'within' – TBB created the space – and no time (which is why 'what happened before TBB' is a loaded question because when time does not 'elapse'*, the notion of 'before' loses its everyday meaning).

* - in the sense that a series of events, with some occurring before others, gives the impression of time 'elapsing'

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Re: Absolute Space

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Postby madhatter » January 21st, 2018, 11:34 am

At TBB, there was no space for it to happen 'within' – TBB created the space


Presumably this is why the cosmic microwave background radiation (often described as the afterglow of TBB) is *almost the same temperature in any direction.

*The ‘almost’ also generating a lot of excitement.

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Re: Absolute Space

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Postby Bluestone77 » January 22nd, 2018, 10:16 pm

I find this stuff very interesting and would recommend several of the Fermilab videos on Youtube by Dr Jon Lincoln.
Why you cannot travel faster than the speed of light:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A2JCoIGyGxc
The Big Bang:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gZDa6d93ywE
They are very watchable and there are several more.

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Re: Absolute Space

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Postby Dod101 » January 26th, 2018, 7:27 am

Bluestone77 wrote:I find this stuff very interesting and would recommend several of the Fermilab videos on Youtube by Dr Jon Lincoln.
Why you cannot travel faster than the speed of light:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A2JCoIGyGxc
The Big Bang:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gZDa6d93ywE
They are very watchable and there are several more.


Thanks. AS you say very good and much better than Brian Cox.
Dod

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Re: Absolute Space

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Postby colin » January 26th, 2018, 10:22 pm

Tallies to around 1.8 million mph, about 0.27% the speed of light.

Only if everything is moving in the same direction surely?


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