Posted by: Wade Hobbs, Jr. on: April 17, 2009
The familiar Big Bang model of the universe is represented here by the yellow circle (initial bang), and two arrows (time). The three faint dots to the left of the yellow circle represent three hypothetical points “beyond the Big Bang”: The “Indeterminate Points”.
Posted by: Wade Hobbs, Jr. on: April 17, 2009
Because of Indeterminacy, Notions of “Pre-Big Bang Era” Fall Apart Father Time rules. Why? The answer is simple. The existence of time before the Big Bang can be discussed theoretically but never proven. The theoretical point called the “Indeterminate Point” is a point that can NEVER conclusively be proven physically. It can be discussed hypothetically, [...]
Posted by: Wade Hobbs, Jr. on: April 12, 2009
Posted by: Wade Hobbs, Jr. on: April 12, 2009
To my mind, Professor Roger Penrose’s lecture, “Aeons before the Big Bang”, merits another response. Mathematics begins with very simple propositions such as 1+1=2, which can hardly be denied. Professor Penrose and Professor Steven Hawking have manipulated the Einstein equations and proven that the universe began with an initial singularity. Professor Penrose, focusing on a [...]