The recent WMAP data confirms the Inflation model, indicating that the universe expanded from subatomic scales to astronomical scales in a fraction of a second. This rapid expansion suggests that distances between points in the cosmos could have reached approximately 300,000 light-years within one second. The discussion raises questions about the upper bounds of this expansion and its implications for understanding cosmic distances during inflation.
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Well, when they say that the cosmos expanded from subatomic scales to astronomical scale, I guess that mean you can start from practically zero to, what, say 300,000 lightyears in, what, 1 second at most? Or are there other upper bounds on this?Mike2 said:The newly release WMAP data supports the Inflation model that the universe expanded from subatomic scales to Astronomic scales in a fraction of a second. If so, then what would have been the distance from each point where space would have been expanding at the speed of light, approximately? Thanks.