- #1
void_genesis
- 2
- 0
First post on here, so don't be too savage. I'm a recovering chemist who is developing an interest in physics/maths on the side.
My question concerns the idea of cosmic inflation, in which it is suggested that space itself may be stretched/expanded between distant objects in space.
If this idea is combined with space-time being quantised, then where do the extra quanta of space-time between the two objects come from?
Could it be related to particle-antiparticle formation/destruction? Maybe when a pair is formed they need to take up new/separate space-time quanta. Could this process potentially expand the space between two distant objects?
This model throws up extra issues. What is the geometry of expanding space-time quanta? Is there a link to the passing of time or to gravity? Thoughts?
My question concerns the idea of cosmic inflation, in which it is suggested that space itself may be stretched/expanded between distant objects in space.
If this idea is combined with space-time being quantised, then where do the extra quanta of space-time between the two objects come from?
Could it be related to particle-antiparticle formation/destruction? Maybe when a pair is formed they need to take up new/separate space-time quanta. Could this process potentially expand the space between two distant objects?
This model throws up extra issues. What is the geometry of expanding space-time quanta? Is there a link to the passing of time or to gravity? Thoughts?