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How the Universe Got Its Bounce Back
Cosmologists have shown that it’s theoretically possible for a contracting universe to bounce and expand. The new work resuscitates an old idea that directly challenges the Big Bang theory of cosmic origins.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/b…
animation by qbn member davidope
- you sure he is on qbn?
where's lolcube?uan - sup?lolcube
- This isn't a new concept. From 2006: https://www.theguard…garbage
- Not knocking the idea, just saying.garbage
- It's older than that - i was a big believer in universal expansion/collapse when I was in Uni ... 20 years ago *sobs*detritus
- *note 'believer' :)detritus
- This theory has been around for awhile though. But it's seems unlikely because the rate of expansion is actually accelerating, not decelerating.twooh
- The very cyclical nature of... nature would tend to lend weight to this theory.set
- Looove that animation!!!jagara
- Me too. I stared at it for about 5 minutesset
- I believe (!) that an ever expanding u overseas could be 'cyclical' too - once every sub-atom has utterly faded out, a new null state might be achieved..detritus
- (Ugh *universe, not u overseas, damn phone)
..allowing for whatever event precipitates big bangs to happen againdetritus
- you sure he is on qbn?