I Paradox: How can we look back at the Big Bang?

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The discussion centers on the paradox of observing light from the early universe, shortly after the Big Bang, despite the light's travel time and the speed limit of light. It clarifies that the Big Bang occurred everywhere, not as an explosion, and that the universe is still expanding, with some galaxies receding faster than light due to the curvature of spacetime. Inflation, a rapid expansion phase after the Big Bang, is debated regarding its implications and whether it can be experimentally verified. Participants express skepticism about inflation's assumptions and the lack of direct evidence for the inflaton particle. The conversation highlights the complexities of cosmological models and the ongoing exploration of the universe's origins.
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Vanadium 50 said:
These theories are supersymmetric, and we've already found half the particles!
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Vanadium 50 said:
These theories are supersymmetric, and we've already found half the particles!
I only know bosonic string theory :(
 
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