[Classic]

Hello,

As I was driving home from my anthropolgy class last night, I began to think about the Big Bang Theory.  It is said the bang started it all.  However, before the bang, what was their?   Was it a big star that blew up, in the unless universe we call space.  I do not understand and cannot wait till ask my prof.'s next week.  

[Borek]

Dont expect answer. Nobody knows. If I remember correctly we understand (more or less precisely) what was going on from the moment universe was about 10^-43 second old. What was before is a black magic yet.

[Dude]

I see a lot of good minds getting caught up in unanswerable questions.  Try to focus on answers to the impending energy crisis or potential global warming issues.  You'll hear two sides on the how the world formed 1.  The religious zealots saying God did everything.  2.  The science zealots who have convinced themselves that they have the answer to everything using some hack mathematical process.  It becomes more of an artificial definition of self instead of a logic-based decision.    

[TheWaterGuy]

You may try to ponder how the big bang THEORY line up with the 1st & 2nd LAW of thermodynamics

[Classic]

Unfortunantly your answer were not to helpful to me. The Waterguy, yours may be the best explanation, except I am not that far in my science, so I don't know what the 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics are.  I will eventually find out by knowing those laws or even simplier, just wait till next class meeting and ask my Prof.  Thank you guys for your replies anyway.

Classic

[TheWaterGuy]

Hi clasic,
glad I could be of some help you might try these sites;

http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/mod_tech/node78.html

http://www.chemistry.ohio-state.edu/~woodward/ch121/ch5_law.htm
                       Regards,
                                    Pete

[Mitch]

I don't know if your anthropolgy teacher can answer all of your questions.

[billnotgatez]

It was my impression that we have some imperial data starting at the big bang but not before.

[Borek]

It was my impression that we have some imperial data starting at the big bang but not before.

Not AT the Big Bang. 10^-43 sec AFTER Big Bang. Earlier events are probably in the yet unexplored realm of quantum gravitation.

Look for these books: The first three minutes, Steven Winberg; The inflationary Universe, Alan Guth.