At the time of the big bang it is thought that matter and antimatter were created in exactly equal amounts. The problem is is that we do not detect any antimatter in our observable universe. If there was antimatter, regions of antimatter and matter would react as they came together annihilating each other producing large amounts of gamma rays, which we do not observe. This means that regions of antimatter, if they exist, must lie outside our observable universe. However, if that is the case, the universe would not be considered homogeneous. Scientists have therefore been working on various theories at the smallest scale to try and show how matter came to dominate over anti matter. The theories put forward, however, are simply guesses. They all have their inherent problems and none have been proven to be correct.
The thought experiment put forward here is that, due to the probabilistic and uncertainty nature of our universe, following 1 tP after the big bang, Matter and antimatter were not 'equal' in all respects. The balance of kinetic energy, potential energy and indeed mass for each was such that antimatter snapped back to a singularity while matter blistered out producing an asymmetrical expansion. The result being an inhomogeneous and anisotropic universe.
Our observable universe, which appears homogeneous and isotropic, may not be. As more accurate measurements become possible the asymmetrical nature of our observable universe would become evident. This, if true, would have significant implications on the structure of our universe. This website looks at some of those implications.
The thought experiment put forward here is that, due to the probabilistic and uncertainty nature of our universe, following 1 tP after the big bang, Matter and antimatter were not 'equal' in all respects. The balance of kinetic energy, potential energy and indeed mass for each was such that antimatter snapped back to a singularity while matter blistered out producing an asymmetrical expansion. The result being an inhomogeneous and anisotropic universe.
Our observable universe, which appears homogeneous and isotropic, may not be. As more accurate measurements become possible the asymmetrical nature of our observable universe would become evident. This, if true, would have significant implications on the structure of our universe. This website looks at some of those implications.
