Recent content by Laotzi

Ok. So am I correct in saying that most/all the matter in the universe was "created" between the Hadron Epoch and the Photon Epoch? This is what I was thinking too. Am I correct in saying the data suggests Dark Energy is just the energy of the vacuum?

Im looking for something specifically refuting his notion that dark energy is going to convert to matter. I mean, I have been looking for stuff, but it is, imo, so blatantly wrong as to be a non-issue. Nobody mentions anything along those lines... and in fact, from what I can tell, they say...

Hi physicsforum members, I am currently in a discussion with a fellow traveler on the chances of a Big Crunch. To my knowledge, it's a long shot. But to him it is the accepted mainstream view on the "ends" of the universe. Before I get to my question, I have to provide some back story (I...