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Where did the matter and energy come from?

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Message 299 of 357 (607044)
03-01-2011 3:06 PM 		Reply to: Message 297 by Taq
03-01-2011 1:31 PM

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Without knowing how many universes there are
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Ahem, the part where you say *UNI* should give you a clue
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11-21-2011 2:35 PM 		Reply to: Message 335 by Phat
11-21-2011 1:57 PM

Re: Plausible explanation
Still boggles. Granted the universe is larger the first two nanoseconds. But what about the very first googlesecond?
How small is "it" initially?
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Hey Phat, think of like an asymptote. Here's a plot of f(x) = 1 / x:
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As 'x' increases, the value of f(x) gets smaller and smaller, but it can never actually reach zero, the x axis.
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Asking, but what about when x is a brazillian-gazillion, still doesn't get you to actual zero.
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03-01-2012 4:22 PM 		Reply to: Message 353 by Dr Adequate
02-24-2012 3:18 AM

Re: Plausible explanation
As 'x' increases, the value of f(x) gets smaller and smaller, but it can never actually reach zero, the x axis.
* coughs gently *
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I think you meant to say: as 'x' increases, the value of f(x) gets larger and larger, but it can never actually reach infinity, the y asymptote.
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Um, the function is 1/x...
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I chose that because Phat was talking about the universe getting smaller and smaller and I wanted that reflected in the value of the function.
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