The discussion revolves around the concept of converting photons into material, exploring the nature of this transformation and its implications in the context of the universe's early state. Participants examine the definitions of "directly" making photons into material and the relationship between energy and matter.
Participants express differing views on the nature of the early universe, with some asserting it was composed of plasma rather than pure energy, while others question the definitions and implications of converting photons into material. The discussion remains unresolved with multiple competing perspectives.
Participants have not reached a consensus on the definitions of key terms such as "directly" and "making photons into material." There are also unresolved assumptions regarding the state of the universe in its early stages.
inha said:What do you mean by directly and what do you mean by making photons in a material?
Thanks inha, i asked the question as i can find nothing about how our universe changed from pure energy to a mixture of energy matter, i may not have looked in the right places.inha said:Oh, I misunderstood you a bit. Well you can make a high energy photon to an electron-positron pair.
Thanks again inha, but they get a bit nebulous in that forum, i thought this one would be more to the fact.inha said:Maybe you should have asked this in the cosmology forum. The regulars there should know about early universe stuff.
wolram said:Thanks inha, i asked the question as i can find nothing about how our universe changed from pure energy to a mixture of energy matter, i may not have looked in the right places.