From: Randy S (cryofan@mylinuxisp.com)
Date: Fri Aug 08 2003 - 13:46:47 MDT
Interesting post from a current slashdot discussion:
The Never-Ending Fractal Universe (Steady-State Reborn)
This model was the result of closer examination of the scalar field models
used to drive inflation in the early universe. In the inflationary model -
which itself was proposed to solve the problem of the universe's matter
distribution being so smooth - a "scalar field" existed in the early universe
that permeated space and caused vast amounts of new space to be created. In
the original version of the inflationary model, this scalar field's effects
died out shortly after the big bang. A later model, however, proposed that
the field was not cancelled everywhere - in some regions of the universe,
constructive interference would cause it to be strong enough for inflation to
continue.
Thus, we have a model where the universe looks mostly like our own, except
for regions where it "buds" to form new universes. This process continues
forever. This is the second scenario currently considered plausible (with the
scalar field taking on the role of "dark energy").
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I have run across this theory before, but not too often. I like it a lot!
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