noctua

So I ever since i was interested in science the expansion of the universe didn't sit right with me, atleast the theories behind that of which i knew at the time. And I haven't heard this one so i'll just see if this theory has either already been discussed, or could at all be plausable The theory i'm basing this off is the gravitational waves one. If gravity indeed does move at the speed of light, then I'd go and say that the expansion of the 'universe' (well, the universe itself wouldn't be expanding if i'm correct) is simply how we perceive spacetime returning to it's natural state after being tugged on by the mass of the Big Bang's singularity. The increasing acceleration could maybe be explained by thinking of space time as a rubber band - once you release it will build up speed over time. The burst of energy of the big bang could've also released gravitational energy (??) which would in turn bend spacetime (????) which would give the impression of FTL expansion (?????) So yeah, i have no math to back this up, no nothing, but in my mind this seems logical and i thought i'd share this with you (criticism highly encouraged although "that's not at all how it works" is also appreciated )

Yet I hear everywhere that nothing can go beyond the speed of light (mostly when talking about matter) But from what i get the speed of light is more or less the speed limit of our universe. Now, there are ways to cheat it, obviously, but I want to find the number, at which the expansion happened if the limit wasn't there, so sort of the layman's speed of expansion.

I tried looking for a number, but everywhere they just say "FTL" could you help me out with the specifics?

Do you mean something like this?: (of course factoring in 3 dimensions) Oh god, i didn't notice the same topic right underneath this one, sorry.

That's the question. If anyone will answer it - I may post my 'uneducated' guess at it.