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Spontaneous symmetry breaking seems to be related to the period before the big bang in string theory. After some searching I found http://superstringtheory.com/index.html. http://superstringtheory.com/cosmo/cosmo41.html addresses Inflation Theory and spontaneous symmetry breaking, and you...

Was the early spontaneous symmetry breaking caused by exponential expansion in the first instant of standard theory? Is that the reason that the early Big Bang universe is thought to have contained equal amounts of matter and anti-matter (produced by spontaneous symmetry breaking)? Does...

Such a discussion is a simple step beyond current mainstream to suggest one, just one of many to be sure, explanation for the accelerating expansion; a tiny step that I have thought about for years and that unless I am mistaken, has been considered by every serious scientist since the discovery...

I was acknowledging the fact that to consider the idea of our expanding universe having a "before or beyond" was against the mainstream. I know the mention of a greater universe is the stimulus for the mainstream to defend the position that, "we cannot know and therefore it is speculation". I...

You do express the position of science vs. the realm of speculation. However, you did take a portion of my sentence out of context, label it, "zero calorie word salad, devoid of anything ..." The full sentence was, "It is too much against the mainstream to consider that our known, visible...

That is the generally accepted position and if science was limited to what we think we can prove then we have to wait until our thinking changes. Proofs can be subtle and unexpected. It has been said that, "The discovery of dark energy was one of the biggest surprises in astronomy." But the...

I appreciate your analysis and you have expressed my questions nicely and you have answered pretty nicely :) … but: I guess it is safe to say that those simulations start with the WMAP data and using what we observe and the best theory, are brought forward and as you say, our simulations look...

Yes, and I sometimes get so impatient with how slowly the wheels turn. I find myself sitting on the edge of my chair waiting for great new findings and conclusions, and my butt is getting sore . Can’t the professionals hurry things up a bit :)? Remember that the idea of last scattering...

I was going to take exception to the abstract because though I have ideas that go beyond the mainstream (who doesn’t) I also see a correlation between curved space and gravity even if we (mainstream and I) disagree about what causes curved space. GR does a fine job with gravity from what people...

I love that third link. http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0605213 It is perfect for this thread: "The standard model of expanding universe is based on the theory of general relativity (GR) which assumes that spacetime is curved. The reason of curved spacetime was given by Einstein that...

There should be more interest in this topic IMHO. Does it occur to anyone else that the reason that we aren't doing very good at describing how galactic structure comes about is that we don't yet have a consensus on what is causing expansion itself? If that is the case, then the several...

You're right. I like that ADS site. I've added it to my favorites. All we have to go on is what we see happening today, right? What research do you look at for mechanisms of galaxy formation. What scenario is there to link it to anisotropy of the CMBR?

And another update: The poor lone goose was back today resting on the exact location of the burial, head tucked under her wing. It is a sad sight to watch. I am considering re-burying the dead goose. Should I? Of course if I do I would wait until the lone goose was out foraging so she...

Thanks for the warning Hello Nereid. Did you read the article? Paragraphs two and three lead to the conclusion I made about the article. Maybe you have an different opinion? Please contribute (or did you just want to let me know that you are watching).

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070403134630.htm “The greatest concentrations of star formation are found in the so-called starburst regions near the ends of the galaxy’s strong galactic bar.” This article and the NGC 1672 galaxy seem to lead to the conclusion that the galaxy...