On 04/02/2007, at 6:48 AM, Robert Seeberger wrote: > > I think the key "new" idea is given in this paragraph: > > "At the turnaround, each fragmented patch collapses and contracts > individually instead of pulling back together in a reversal of the Big > Bang. The patches become an infinite number of independent universes > that contract and then bounce outward again, reinflating in a manner > similar to the Big Bang. One patch becomes our universe."
Ah, yes. My brain didn't parse that properly the first time. Still, it doesn't seem to change anything we know about the expansion phase of this universe, just postulate a different end. I'm in no position to judge the maths though. Charlie. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
