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View SchemaOn a finite universe with no beginning or end
| Authors | Peter Lynds |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0612053 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0612053 |
Abstract
Based on the conjecture that rather than the second law of thermodynamics inevitably be breached as matter approaches a big crunch or a black hole singularity, the order of events should reverse, a model of the universe that resolves a number of longstanding problems and paradoxes in cosmology is presented. A universe that has no beginning (and no need for one), no ending, but yet is finite, is without singularities, precludes time travel, in which events are neither determined by initial or final conditions, and problems such as why the universe has a low entropy past, or conditions at the big bang appear to be so "special," require no causal explanation, is the result. This model also has some profound philosophical implications.
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