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HumbleNoob
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Hi,
I am not currently studying, have never studied Astrophysics, so will no doubt come across as rather inadequate in trying to clarify, what my question actually is.
Please forgive me for not using appropriate terminology, and, if this forum is not for the curious laymen in the general population, please do point me in the right direction. I was rather impatient in my need to find answers, and was hoping that this forum, and the academics on it, could shed a little light for me. Please also note, that unfortunately for you, most of what I am asking is based on much "dumbed down" information, acquired from documentaries etc...I can feel your scorn already.
As I understand it, the actual odds of a Big Bang event are, relatively speaking 0, until you apply M-theory to the equation, to effectively increase the odds of a Big Bang event.
Chaotic Inflation, and the idea that the universe is in fact infinite, is where i come undone. If the universe is infinite, there is no other "area" for another universe (assumed to be also infinite?) to exist, alongside, and outside, this universe, to in fact influence the movement of matter in this universe. I can go with the idea of there being levels within this one infinite "space" and having parallel "levels within it, but completely separate spaces that exist side by side exerting some sort of force or influence on each other seems strange, when trying to use the label "infinite"
I guess the question is, if we go with the idea of other universes outside of this one, then is it not a given that the universe is not infinite, and, if the universe is infinite, is it not a given that these parallels are not actually universes as such (being that they themselves are not infinite but rather grades or levels that make up what we consider the infinite universe) and that another label would be required for these levels, instead of the word "universe".
If this is the most incoherent, unintelligent, and completely misguided question, any of you have ever been asked, I humbly apologise for wasting your time, and ask that you please be gentle in your responses, if any at all are given.
HumbleNoob
I am not currently studying, have never studied Astrophysics, so will no doubt come across as rather inadequate in trying to clarify, what my question actually is.
Please forgive me for not using appropriate terminology, and, if this forum is not for the curious laymen in the general population, please do point me in the right direction. I was rather impatient in my need to find answers, and was hoping that this forum, and the academics on it, could shed a little light for me. Please also note, that unfortunately for you, most of what I am asking is based on much "dumbed down" information, acquired from documentaries etc...I can feel your scorn already.
As I understand it, the actual odds of a Big Bang event are, relatively speaking 0, until you apply M-theory to the equation, to effectively increase the odds of a Big Bang event.
Chaotic Inflation, and the idea that the universe is in fact infinite, is where i come undone. If the universe is infinite, there is no other "area" for another universe (assumed to be also infinite?) to exist, alongside, and outside, this universe, to in fact influence the movement of matter in this universe. I can go with the idea of there being levels within this one infinite "space" and having parallel "levels within it, but completely separate spaces that exist side by side exerting some sort of force or influence on each other seems strange, when trying to use the label "infinite"
I guess the question is, if we go with the idea of other universes outside of this one, then is it not a given that the universe is not infinite, and, if the universe is infinite, is it not a given that these parallels are not actually universes as such (being that they themselves are not infinite but rather grades or levels that make up what we consider the infinite universe) and that another label would be required for these levels, instead of the word "universe".
If this is the most incoherent, unintelligent, and completely misguided question, any of you have ever been asked, I humbly apologise for wasting your time, and ask that you please be gentle in your responses, if any at all are given.
HumbleNoob