Far out cosmology: Biceps2 (Introduction)

by David Turell , Friday, May 30, 2014, 23:40 (3828 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: Note the author states that the Big Bang is pretty much proven in his opinion:
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> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/achenblog/wp/2014/05/29/is-that-the-fingerprint-of-... 
> Yes, OK for the BB, but now they're saying the sensational Biceps2 may have been caused by dust in the galactic foreground, so that inflation theory may yet come "into disfavor". Don't you think one should approach all these theories with just a little scepticism? With regard to "pure light" producing matter, can't we at least wait till the experiment reported in the Guardian has actually taken place?-I want you to see the controversy. I'm sure the light experiment will work. The theory from Wheeler is very solid to me. As for the B polarization, lots of experimental results will be available in about six months. I can wait. And the point I was making with the article is the idea of a BB is generally accepted despite the current skepticism about Biceps.