I've asked this question at an astronomy club I go to a few times and haven't had much of an answer so I thought I'd try here. To see if anyone can answer.
I'm going to try and keep.it simple because the question confuses me.
We're told the universe is expanding and it is the empty space that is expanding, we're also told by quantum physics that there is no such thing as empty space. If this is the case where does all the empty space come from?
It seems like some sort of steady state universe to me, where energy (or whatever it is) must constantly be created to fill the "empty space" and expand the universe, which doesn't make much sense to me.
So, to clarify, my question is where does all the "empty space" come from if the universe is expanding? It just doesn't add up to me.
I hope this makes sense.
I'm going to try and keep.it simple because the question confuses me.
We're told the universe is expanding and it is the empty space that is expanding, we're also told by quantum physics that there is no such thing as empty space. If this is the case where does all the empty space come from?
It seems like some sort of steady state universe to me, where energy (or whatever it is) must constantly be created to fill the "empty space" and expand the universe, which doesn't make much sense to me.
So, to clarify, my question is where does all the "empty space" come from if the universe is expanding? It just doesn't add up to me.
I hope this makes sense.
