Misconceptions about the big bang

Charles H. Lineweaver; Tamara M. Davis

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0305-36

Misconceptions about the big bang

Charles H. Lineweaver^*, Tamara M. Davis

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The impact of expansion of the universe after the big bang is analyzed. The distance to remote galaxies is increasing which meant that the space between the galaxies and us is expanding. Hubble's law predicts that galaxies beyond a certain distance, known as the Hubble distance, recede faster than the speed of light. It is stated that the light beyond the Hubble distance would never reach us and the source would be forever undetectable until Hubble constant changes with time.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	36-45
Number of pages	10
Journal	Scientific American
Volume	292
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0305-36
Publication status	Published - Mar 2005

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