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mrspeedybob
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I just read this...
http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0505037
Here's my condensed paraphrase, Those of you familiar with this theory tell me if I'm getting it right.
As the universe expands All bodies which are not bound together move apart while those that are eventually fall together into black holes. As the universe cools the black holes evaporate by Hawking radiation. Eventually there are vast regions of space that is so empty that literally nothing exists within a cosmic event horizon. Under these conditions random quantum fluctuations can create miniature black holes, which quickly evaporate. However these black holes are different from normal black holes in that they form from the inside out, no pre-existing matter falls together to form them. Due to the way they are formed an observer inside the event horizon of the black hole would see it's formation as a "big bang" event that would be the beginning of infinite time and space. Our universe likely began this way and will likely spawn an indefinite number of other universes this way. A "parent" universe likely spawned ours this way and was likely spawned that way itself.
, OK. Did I get that all right? If not , what did I misunderstand? Is this a mainstream theory or a fringe theory. And, what is it about absolutely empty space that makes the conditions right for the random and spontaneous formation of these black holes / daughter universes.
http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0505037
Here's my condensed paraphrase, Those of you familiar with this theory tell me if I'm getting it right.
As the universe expands All bodies which are not bound together move apart while those that are eventually fall together into black holes. As the universe cools the black holes evaporate by Hawking radiation. Eventually there are vast regions of space that is so empty that literally nothing exists within a cosmic event horizon. Under these conditions random quantum fluctuations can create miniature black holes, which quickly evaporate. However these black holes are different from normal black holes in that they form from the inside out, no pre-existing matter falls together to form them. Due to the way they are formed an observer inside the event horizon of the black hole would see it's formation as a "big bang" event that would be the beginning of infinite time and space. Our universe likely began this way and will likely spawn an indefinite number of other universes this way. A "parent" universe likely spawned ours this way and was likely spawned that way itself.
, OK. Did I get that all right? If not , what did I misunderstand? Is this a mainstream theory or a fringe theory. And, what is it about absolutely empty space that makes the conditions right for the random and spontaneous formation of these black holes / daughter universes.
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