Expert: Courtney Seligman - 2/25/2011

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Hi Courtney, thankyou very much for your prompt response. I completely understand your last 2 paragraphs. It is virtually impossible to have access to scientists which is a great shame, and that is why your service should be greatly valued. You raised some points that I would've liked to respond to but understand you feel there is only so far we can go with this idea-I tend to disagree (respectfully). I still feel rotation would be about all axes (or the effect of all axes) and feel this 'rapid' rotation, post-big bang, could explain the extreme expansion at this period.
For your information, the only literature I can find on this subject assumes a rotation about only 1 axis. The idea seems to be rejected on the basis of the CMBR and universal observation showing no sense of direction. Surely I cant be the only bright spark that has thought maybe its about all axes and no sense of direction is needed!! I take your point that universal observation is difficult in proving this idea. My thinking is, 'we' could put this idea into a computer programme, tweak the numbers here and there and see if we can get a universe anything like what we do know of our universe. If we couldn't get a universe like ours at least the idea could be put to bed. Maybe, just maybe, the natural consequence of such an idea is there is no need for inflation. I'm pleased you didn't totally dismiss this idea, although I don't understand why you feel it could have no bearing on inflation. I have read that we may be on a brane and the BB was a result of collisions between branes. What dimension are these branes suppose to be in! If a brane was rotating in its dimension, could that not seem to be a rotation about all axes in our universe. My point being that, given what I read, a rotation about all axes is maybe not so far-fetched. If there was just one body in the universe and we were on it would we be able to tell if it was rotating. What if we felt a force pushing us away form the body (caused by rotation) but had no frame of reference to tell we were rotating. If we didn't know we were rotating, would we measure gravity lower than it really is (diminished by the 'pushing away' force). Maybe similar ideas could be extrapolated to the universe. I do feel we are at a stage where the idea could, at least, be played around with. Needless to say, I haven't found out much on these ideas! If you feel no need to respond again that's ok; I understand there is only so far we can go. Once again, thankyou very much for your time Kind Regards Richard.

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I've been ill recently, and haven't had a chance to take a look at any of your recent posts (I suppose I should put myself "on vacation" until I'm well, but most of the questions I get don't require a lot of time or thought to answer, whereas yours will require a considerable amount of both). I apologize for that, and would like to assure you that I have saved your notes, and when I am better (and caught up with the piles of paperwork which have accumulated during my illness) I will make an effort to look at your work, and send you a cogent reply.