The universe may have existed forever, according to a new model that applies quantum correction terms to complement Einstein's theory of general relativity. The model may also account for dark matter and dark energy, resolving multiple problems at once.The widely accepted age of the universe, as estimated by general relativity, is 13.8 billion years. In the beginning, everything in existence is thought to have occupied a single infinitely dense point, or singularity. Only after this point began to expand in a "Big Bang" did the universe officially begin.Although the Big Bang singularity arises directly and unavoidably from the mathematics of general relativity, some scientists see it as problematic because the math can explain only what happened immediately after—not at or before—the singularity."The Big Bang singularity is the most serious problem of general relativity because the laws of physics appear to break down there," Ahmed Farag Ali at Benha University and the Zewail City of Science and Technology, both in Egypt, told Phys.org.Ali and coauthor Saurya Das at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada, have shown in a paper published in Physics Letters B that the Big Bang singularity can be resolved by their new model in which the universe has no beginning and no end.
The universe may have existed forever
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White whole blahblahblah black hole blah blah black hole blah blah big bang blah.Basically blah-Meta
So I actually understand very little of the paper itself, but it seems like they're taking the big bang model and putting the singularity at the asymptote of time --> - ∞...meaning, in their model, as we approach the "beginning" of the universe the universe gets smaller and smaller, but never actually reaches singularity. tl;dr: They're proposing that instead of an infinite cycle of crunches and bangs, it's actually just an infinitely long bang. Supposedly their model eliminates the the problem of dark energy and mass, though it replaces them with another hypothetical material.
Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on February 10, 2015, 09:53:31 PMSo I actually understand very little of the paper itself, but it seems like they're taking the big bang model and putting the singularity at the asymptote of time --> - ∞...meaning, in their model, as we approach the "beginning" of the universe the universe gets smaller and smaller, but never actually reaches singularity. tl;dr: They're proposing that instead of an infinite cycle of crunches and bangs, it's actually just an infinitely long bang. Supposedly their model eliminates the the problem of dark energy and mass, though it replaces them with another hypothetical material.From your perspective, exactly what is the value of this research? Is it decent, groundbreaking or did some laymen in the media pick it up and start clucking like a chicken.
Quote from: Sprungli on February 10, 2015, 06:45:15 PMWhite whole blahblahblah black hole blah blah black hole blah blah big bang blah.Basically blah-MetaYou buttmad over the fact I called you out on your disregard for supplying sources, or something?
Nah, I just find you funny. And conveying my and most other's lack of understanding
Quote from: Sprungli on February 11, 2015, 02:53:03 PMNah, I just find you funny. And conveying my and most other's lack of understandingWell now I look like a cunt for assuming you were out to get me <.< I'll just scoot on outta here >.>
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So..maybe no Big Bang?
