[asa] big bang question ... and the start of matter...

A question about the big bang.

As I understand it, at the moment 'before' the big bang, there was
nothing material- not even an electron. After the big-bang, energy
started converting to matter, according to

E=MC^2

Question- how can this equation balance at the very start, where M
approaches 0? You have M approaches zero on the right side of the
equation, and E approaching infinity on the left, correct? C is just a
(relatively small) constant, so it can't have much of any effect. I'm
wondering how this equation works, with the left side approaching
infinity and the right approaching zero; but it is balanced...?

I understand that the theory breaks down as you get closer to the start
of the big bang- any idea how close you can get to the big bang before
breaks-how many atoms exist?

The "expelled" movie makes a big deal of science not knowing how life
came from non-life. I wonder also about atoms coming from no matter-at
one point there is no matter, then at another you've got electrons
orbiting a nucleus.

If you can explain, please keep it short- to a few paragraphs.

...Bernie

"It's turtles all the way down!"

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Received on Mon May 5 17:13:40 2008