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When the Big Bang happened was that the result of a Black Hole that expanded or exploded?

@Orodruin So what is inside of a Black Hole if there is no core matter? I was under the impression that know one really knows what is underneath the event horizon. If know one really knows what is in there then there is a possibility that it could be made up of some strange type of ultra dense...

I am wondering if there is some type of matter in the core of the Black Hole. Is it possible to compute the distance from the surface of the Black Hole Core to the Event Horizon? Oh that would be fun to calculate.

Thank you all for the additional opinions and information. I am especially interested in this statement. I wonder, even though Einstein failed in his effort. What if he was on the right track but failed only because he did not have the right model to derive the proper equation. It is my guess...

Bill, Great response. I am at heart a philosopher and I crave the view points other than my own. Almost all of my questions here at this site are foundational in nature. They seem to frustrate a lot of people here. I enjoy the debate and how it forces me to think and examine my ideas. I am...

He is this dept. Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science

@bhobba Thanks for the additional insight. I won't give his name here but my friend is a topologist if that is any help to understanding what he thinks. He is a very nice fellow and he teaches at the University of Illinois. I have a great respect for what he says. I may not always agree but I...

Hmm, I have been having discussions elsewhere with a prominent mathematician and that is what he is claiming. If space is something then what does QM say space is? I just want a clear laymen s definition for what space is according to QM. Does such a definition exist? Maybe not. Some people say...

I am trying to understand what space is. Does QM state that Space is made of nothing? In other words it does not exist?

I think that Decoherence is the most likely explanation but there is still the problem, that Decoherence does not claim to provide a mechanism for the actual wave function collapse; rather it puts forth a reasonable mechanism for the appearance of wavefunction collapse. So I guess I am still...

Could we say this is the cause? Super position works by the power of influencing the course of events by using a mysterious or supernatural force? Are there any other explanations besides the Many Worlds and Decoherence?

Why does a wave function collapse when we observe a particle? I would like to know why something that is in Super Position suddenly chooses a particular position when observed? If something is in all positions or states. How does the particle choose a particular state? What is the decision...

Okay a lot of responses. I will address them one at a time otherwise my response will grow to large. @phinds Please define for me what a quantum Object is. Anyone else who wants to add or disagree with phinds definition feel free to jump in. I am very interested in the quantum mechanics...

Hmm To me the photon is not a wave. It's structure is wavelike. The problem with saying its a wave is the evidence from experiments that I have read says it is a thing that is a particle and a wave. If we test it to see its wavelike properties we get confirmation that it is a wave. If we test it...

So you are saying that photons continue to move only because of momentum and inertia. If I am understanding you correctly. That can't be right. Photons hit things all the time yet we never see photons slowed down by such events. They are absorbed most of the time but sometimes they hit things...