Bubble universes. Conceptual computer artwork of several 'bubble' universes that may have formed in the early universe. The term Big Bang describes th
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Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2ADMEP7File size:
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4134 x 4134 px | 35 x 35 cm | 13.8 x 13.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
3 February 2006Photographer:
DETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYMore information:
Bubble universes. Conceptual computer artwork of several 'bubble' universes that may have formed in the early universe. The term Big Bang describes the expansion of all the matter in the universe from an infinitely compact state 13.7 billion years ago. The inflationary theory proposes that during the Big Bang, conditions known as a false vacuum created a repulsive force that caused an incredibly rapid expansion, much faster than the ordinary expansion observed today. Since this expansion is faster than the speed of light, areas of inflation would form bubbles that would be completely isolated from each other. This artwork could also represent the creation of separate universes as fluctuations in a quantum foam.