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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on February 09, 2011, 03:18
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I was at a meeting in Princeton a short while ago, a small and focused workshop for people who are working on fundamental questions in inflationary cosmology. I hope to talk more about the meeting once the website is up (talks were not recorded), but here’s a simple question: what is the likelihood you would attach to the idea that some form of cosmic inflation occurred in the early universe?
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/02/07/do-you-think-inflation-probably-happened/
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All 7 suggestions are hiighly speculative and bordering on the loony. I think inflation is picking up a head of steam again after falling out of favour for a couple of decades. But who knows? Maybe the real answer is a theory yet to be postulated. Perhaps by you Sam! ;)
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Haven't the foggiest but it made for a good read :stars:
Personally i think the universe is and always has been a giant jellyfish, i'm waiting for CERN to prove me wrong.
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Have you bet a squid on it, Dave? ;)
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Your theory is as good as any Dave. ;D
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Have you bet a squid on it, Dave? ;)
:)x and i'm just waiting for them to find the cod particle to prove it.
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:groan: ;D
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:aarrgh:
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:hee-hee:
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Maybe the real answer is a theory yet to be postulated. Perhaps by you Sam! ;)
You are probably quite correct on the first part, the second part perhaps not... I like to observe shizzle and let other people figure it out :-)
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:)x and i'm just waiting for them to find the cod particle to prove it.
:laugh: :laugh: