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In reply to the discussion: What if the universe had no beginning? [View all]qazplm135
(7,447 posts)39. couple of ways there
1. Higgs field collapses. If Higgs field is real, and if it collapses as the density of space gets super tiny, then the universe will be in a hot dense state...just like the Big Bang. Basically Roger Penrose's theory (kinda sorta).
2. We could be in a false vacuum, and if it collapses late in the life of the universe it could produce a whole new universe. Although probably happens a lot sooner than heat death time frames.
3. Something else. Maybe Brane theory is correct where Branes are attracted as they empty out of matter and then when they collide a Big Bang happens. The universes fill with matter, the Branes are repulsed, and then entropy happens, emptying the universe of matter and bringing the Branes together again.
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Asserting that there exists "atoms" that are the smallest possible expression of....
LudwigPastorius
Oct 2021
#14
I personally am not eager to do away with the Big Bang Theory in favor of mathematical harmony.
NH Ethylene
Oct 2021
#70
Just as GR "replaced" Newtonian gravitation for massive objects / highly curved spacetime,
VWolf
Oct 2021
#31
I'm just the opposite. I've always thought that infinity was the one true reality
Walleye
Oct 2021
#27
Does not explain why the universe does not look similar to todays as we peer further
cstanleytech
Oct 2021
#58