Re: Inflationary Theory ; I'm confused

From: Joseph Lazio (jlazio_at_adams.patriot.net)
Date: 01/30/05 

Date: 30 Jan 2005 08:07:28 -0500

>>>>> "RD" == Rob Dekker <rob@verific.com> writes:

RD> Mmm. BB theory clearly states that the Universe started out
RD> microscopically small. So all matter / energy in the Universe was
RD> once (in) one 'place' and 'time'.

No, it doesn't. This is a problem with common descriptions of the BB
model. The *observable* Universe became quite small in the past,
because the observable Universe is defined by the (speed of light) x
(age of the Universe).

The Universe as a whole could be (and probably is) much larger than
the observable Universe.

[...]
RD> I do not understand the horizon problem that was presented though.
RD> Seems to me there is some strange assumption there that something
RD> must be outside of the horizon, but I don't get why that
RD> assumption had to be made.

See above. 

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