Space is not just an empty background in which things happen.
ALAN GUTH
ALAN GUTH
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It’s hard to build models of inflation that don’t lead to a multiverse. It’s not impossible, so I think there’s still certainly research that needs to be done.
Alan GuthAlan Guth Everything can be created from nothing.
Alan GuthAlan Guth Space is certainly something more complicated than the average person would probably realize.
Alan GuthAlan Guth Why it banged, or what happened before it banged.
Alan GuthAlan Guth Despite its name, the big bang theory is not really a theory of a bang at all.
Alan GuthAlan Guth It is fair to say that the universe is the ultimate free lunch.
Alan GuthAlan Guth It is really only a theory of the aftermath of a bang.
Alan GuthAlan Guth In the context of general relativity, space almost is a substance.
Alan GuthAlan Guth But most models of inflation do lead to a multiverse.
Alan GuthAlan Guth It can bend and twist and stretch, and probably the best way to think about space is to just kind of imagine a big piece of rubber that you can pull and twist and bend.
Alan GuthAlan Guth The Big Bang theory says nothing about what banged.
Alan GuthAlan Guth The recent developments in cosmology strongly suggest that the universe may be the ultimate free lunch.
Alan GuthAlan Guth The question of the origin of the matter in the universe is no longer thought to be beyond the range of science.
Alan GuthAlan Guth And evidence for inflation will be pushing us in the direction of taking [the idea of a] multiverse seriously.
Alan GuthAlan Guth It’s actually safe to create a universe in your basement.
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