The Formation of the Universe

There have been many theories of how the universe was formed. For a long time the theory of Stead State, Big Bang, Oscillating Universe Theory and The Expanding Universe Theory have all been proposed. At present most scientists believe that enough evidence (observation) now exists to conclude that the Big Bang did happen, but this does not explain how the universe would have started in the first place or how matter could have come into existence. Any scientist that proposes some alternate theory is presently considered unformed at best and a lunatic at worst. The problem is that such a dogmatic approach can greatly limit free expression of thought and discovery.

We absolutely know that when stars get massive they can explode into a Nova or Super-Nova. We actually have observed these gigantic explosions and they actually do happen on a fairly regular basis. We know that the universe is expanding and we now know that the rate of expansion is increasing. We also know that the distribution of heat throughout the universe is rather uniform. This finding would be expected if there was very rapid expansion during a "big bang" from the viewpoint of many scientists. The rapid expansion initially of the universe is described as possibly being at a rate much greater than the speed of light which was the theoretical limit proposed by Einstein.

The theory of the Big Bang should be considered as a relatively good theory, but we actually know so little about space and time, that we should not jump to conclusions. Rapid expansion causes cooling and expansion at a rate near or possibly at a rate higher than the speed of light (if this is even possible) should produce extreme cooling. IF you allow air to escape from a pressurized cylinder the gas will cool as it leaves the cylinder. A CO2 fire extinguisher clearly demonstrates the principle. If the universe expanded so suddenly at a rate higher than the speed of light which is now called the "Theory of Inflation" then we would need to consider what slowed it back down and then what is now speeding it back up. The current theory of why it is speeding back up is that some form of "dark energy" is pushing on the universe from the inside, but this energy has not been verified.

If the universe was at one time much smaller we also need to consider the fact that as it is back in time, all the present matter was not at the same point in space at the same point in time unless something very special was happening. At many points back in time there should have been enough matter at some point in space to create a Nova like event long before all the matter was in one place. Why such a nova like event did not occur earlier in the formation of the universe can not simply be explained by gravity. For example at some point when the universe was simply 7 billion years old there already should have been enough matter at the center to have created a nova like event. In fact a series of big bangs would explain the even distribution of heat through a vast forming universe which was undergoing compression and expansion many times over. This type of multiple "big bangs" would not require an expansion speed greater than the speed of light and might be looked at like an oscillating big bang.

Science can not simply dismiss the existence of matter either from something or from nothing as non-important. It would be like saying everything we learn about science is important except the very most basic concept or that we just can never learn about the most basic concepts. It is for this reason that we build new super-colliders so that we can examine such concepts. The theory of inflation is quite possibly wrong and the concept of "dark energy" is quite possibly wrong. The big bang theory however is quite possibly only partially correct not totally correct. It could even be possible that all the previous theories actually play a part in the development of the universe.

It is very important that we somehow get the ability to make observations beyond our present distant limitations. We need to see if there is something visible beyond the 15 billion light year distance from the Earth. If there is a significant amount of matter (dark or lighted) beyond our present visible universe it could radically change our view of the universe.

We have a lot more to learn and we must keep an open mind. Only in this way will we be able to search for the truth.