Re: What is the general level of math knowledge on these for
Posted: October 14th, 2011, 9:04 pm
According to M-theory, space can expand much faster than c. I know that. But that isn't matter. Well I guess you could call it "nothing".
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The only reason I'm replying to this is because your username is "the modern einstein"...the modern einstein wrote:if space could expand faster than light, then we would never be able to see the galaxies in the hubble deep field shot, and most stars would be invisible to us, as the light would never be able to reach us.
Space is considered "nothing" and therefore is not constricted by the laws of matter. It still contains the 7 other dimensions though, I believe. Which is how the BBT is suppsoed to play out. Assuming the universe is flat and such. But I don't believe in BBTthe modern einstein wrote:if space could expand faster than light, then we would never be able to see the galaxies in the hubble deep field shot, and most stars would be invisible to us, as the light would never be able to reach us.
This year's Nobel prize in physics is going to a team for "the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae", so I don't dispute the claim that the rate is increasing. (The discovery was made in the mid-90s, though).the modern einstein wrote:space is expanding at a constant rate throughout, and that rate is increasing, at a constant rate
Actually, there's no reason why there would be huge gaps between observable galaxies.the modern einstein wrote:If the expansion is faster than the light coming towards the end of the line, then the space between the end of the line and the light will be expanding constantly, proving, that if this were true, then we would not be able to see quite a few galaxies in the universe. if this were the case, then there would be huge gaps between each of the galaxies we can see, due to the expansion of space hiding ones from us.
Can I ask how you know it's not true? And how you came to the conclusion?the modern einstein wrote:What you have quoted is my theory IF space expanded faster than light, and it doesn't. this I know not to be true.
I'd like to know where, and also for you to clarify, because I've been reading up on the subject and I thought I had a good grasp of the basics.the modern einstein wrote:some of it - you've misunderstood my meaning
Again, space expanding faster than light only applies at extreme distances.the modern einstein wrote:there are no huge gaps, but there would be if space expanded faster than light
I'll leave you with this article which shows "that we can observe galaxies that have, and always have had, recession velocities greater than the speed of light."the modern einstein wrote:I'm saying that IF space expanded faster than light, then the space between the sun/galaxy, and human would be increasing constantly, faster than the light could travel, and the human would never see it.