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Re: Eigenfunction DiffeomorphismPosted by masfar on July 17, 2003 at 00:06:33: In Reply to: Eigenfunction Diffeomorphism posted by xjgraviton on November 11, 2002 at 01:54:19:
All space-time, energy and mass sprang from an "inverted" single point. Expansion is often described as originating from this point as a "big bang", but we suspect there was really no space to expand into in the first place. Imagine pushing off of a wall. The wall is the non-existent space and you are whatever it is that is "contained", for lack of a better description, within that point. As you push, you move away from the wall. Without going into too much detail at this time, I'll put it simply that everything began by pushing away from this point, which of course resulted in an "inverse expansion". In other words, what is perceived to be universal expansion is equal parts "explosion and implosion". Assume that we could be at various points in space and measure the movement of galaxies traveling farther from us. If we were able to take such measurements from those various points, it would create some immediate doubts as to where the center of the universe actually lies. The possibility is this: that if the movement is simultaneously inward and outward, two points that seem distant from each other due to relative perspective may actually be quite close to each other, at some point in time, if not constantly. More importantly, movement is occurring in many directions at the same time. Place your tropical fish tank on a cart. Place the cart in a flat-bed trailer. Put the trailer on an aircraft carrier. Now roll the cart around the flat-bed trailer, while the trailer does do-nuts on the deck of the aircraft carrier, while the aircraft carrier meanders aimlessly through the sea. What do the fish sense relative to each other? If we are those fish, we may be aware that we are on the cart, but the other levels of movement are beyond our current thinking. Many movements cancel each other out. What we look for far into the distance ahead may be standing right behind us.
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