Topic: Do You Think Inflation Probably Happened?

[sam]

I was at a meeting in Princeton a short while ago, a small and focused workshop for people who are working on fundamental questions in inflationary cosmology. I hope to talk more about the meeting once the website is up (talks were not recorded), but here’s a simple question: what is the likelihood you would attach to the idea that some form of cosmic inflation occurred in the early universe?

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/02/07/do-you-think-inflation-probably-happened/

[Clive]

All 7 suggestions are hiighly speculative and bordering on the loony.  I think inflation is picking up a head of steam again after falling out of favour for a couple of decades.  But who knows?  Maybe the real answer is a theory yet to be postulated.  Perhaps by you Sam!   

[daveeb]

Haven't the foggiest but it made for a good read 
Personally i think the universe is and always has been a giant jellyfish, i'm waiting for CERN to prove me wrong.

[Rik]

Have you bet a squid on it, Dave?

[Clive]

Your theory is as good as any Dave.   

[daveeb]

Have you bet a squid on it, Dave?

  and i'm just waiting for them to find the cod particle to prove it.

[Rik]

[Simon]

[Clive]

 

[sam]

  Maybe the real answer is a theory yet to be postulated.  Perhaps by you Sam!   

You are probably quite correct on the first part, the second part perhaps not... I like to observe shizzle and let other people figure it out :-)

[sam]

  and i'm just waiting for them to find the cod particle to prove it.