Originally posted by Whaleboy
In short, no it isn't. It's why the inflation theory was brought in to solve the Horizon problem.
Speed is just an internal measure of course, to use it in relation to the universe as an expanding "bubble" is fraught with problems.
In short, no it isn't. It's why the inflation theory was brought in to solve the Horizon problem.
Speed is just an internal measure of course, to use it in relation to the universe as an expanding "bubble" is fraught with problems.
(In fact the speed of expansion also gives me problems visualising the idea that light from far away objects indicate what was happening in the far past : far enough and you are looking at near the start of creation. If light from these objects travels faster than the universe expands, then shouldn't have it reached here ages ago ? After all when the universe was an inch diameter anything going light speed would cross the whole distance in 'next to no time'. But that's another topic.)
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