2006/12/06 by Peter Lynds, Lynds, Peter · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #physics.gen-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0612053
17 pages, 2 figures, 48 references, corrected a typo
openalex publication_date 2006/12/06 · arxiv created 2007/01/02 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
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.