Alan Guth Quotes

• The Big Bang theory says nothing about what banged, why it banged, or what happened before it banged.

  Alan Guth

  Bangs, Bigs, Theory

  "Alan Guth: What Made the Big Bang Bang" by Neil Swidey, www.bostonglobe.com. May 02, 2014.

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• The question of the origin of the matter in the universe is no longer thought to be beyond the range of science - everything can be created from nothing. It is fair to say that the universe is the ultimate free lunch.

  Alan Guth

  Lunch, Matter, Range

  "The Inflationary Universe: The Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins". Book by Alan Guth, 1997.

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• Space is certainly something more complicated than the average person would probably realize. Space is not just an empty background in which things happen.

  Alan Guth

  Average, Space, Realizing

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• Despite its name, the big bang theory is not really a theory of a bang at all. It is really only a theory of the aftermath of a bang.

  Alan Guth

  Names, Bangs, Aftermath

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• It’s hard to build models of inflation that don't lead to a multiverse. It’s not impossible, so I think there’s still certainly research that needs to be done. But most models of inflation do lead to a multiverse, and evidence for inflation will be pushing us in the direction of taking [the idea of a] multiverse seriously.

  Alan Guth

  Thinking, Ideas, Pushing

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• It's actually safe to create a universe in your basement.

  Alan Guth

  Safe, Basements, Universe

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• In the context of general relativity, space almost is a substance. It can bend and twist and stretch, and probably the best way to think about space is to just kind of imagine a big piece of rubber that you can pull and twist and bend.

  Alan Guth

  Thinking, Space, Twists

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• The recent developments in cosmology strongly suggest that the universe may be the ultimate free lunch.

  Alan Guth

  Lunch, Development, May

  "The New Physics". Book edited by Paul Davies, 1992.

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