Origin of Universe - Experiment

[JOEYSHABADO]

How will we ever be able to probe the conditions of the origin of the universe experimentally?

[Thunderchild]

never the conditions would probably be unobtainable and the power required inestimable

[magicdice]

we can simulate the conditions that there may have been (were there a big bang) using particle accelerators to collide high-speed beams of particles. they annihilate each other and for the tiniest fraction of a second there is only energy... then the energy reforms into smaller, less common particles.

it is highly unlikely that we will ever really be able to know anything for certain about the origin of the universe, so until then all we can do is theorise.

sorry, that's the best answer i can give you with A-level physics, someone with more knowledge may be able to tell you more

[jake-the-peg]

In order to get to the point where the split of electromagnetic forces can be observed (10 to the -11 of a second after the big bang) you need an experiment that can hadle 100 GeV (giga electron volts)

Where the strong force seperates (10 to the -35 of a second) you need 10 to the 14 GeV

and where gravity is believed to seperate 10 to the - 43 of a second 10 to the 19 GeV

To reach the big bang it's infinite.

To put this is perpective: To reach the Strong Force seperation point you need

100,000,000,000,000 GeV

Cern's  Large Hadron Collider will be 16Tev or

16,000 GeV