Wednesday, January 6, 2010

THEORY OF THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE

The most recognized and accepted theory of the creation of the universe (the lowest
heaven) is the “big bang theory”. This theory is based on Einstein’s general theory of
relativity, which was deduced by elaborate mathematical analysis. It states that before the
creation, the universe was a singularity (an infinitesimally small point of infinite mass),called “primordial nucleus”.
Somehow, a gigantic explosion occurred billions of years ago that caused this nucleus to expand at a speed equals or greater than the speed of light.
Gas clouds and particles then formed, and over billions of years those clouds condensed
into stars, galaxies and planets. The theory also states that before the gigantic explosion
occurred, there was nothing, not even an empty space.
The equations of Einstein’s general theory of relativity showed that the universe is expanding.Such phenomenon was observed years later by Hubble (an American astronomer).
According to this theory, there are two possibilities for the future of the universe.Possibility (i): if the density of matter in the universe is greater than a critical value of (10) to the power of (-29) gram per cubiccentimeter, the expansion of the universe will stop atsome time and then collapses on itself. Possibility (ii): if the density of matter in the universe is below this critical value,the universe will continue to expand forever.
Einstein has formulated his theory based on the assumptions that the universe is
uniform, homogeneous and isotropic, and that it is symmetrical in all directions. The
elaborate mathematical analysis necessitated these assumptions. However, these
assumptions do not reflect the real situation. Accordingly, there are several observations
that the big bang theory fails to explain.

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