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Our Universe Was Born With 'Anti-Universe' Twin, Claims Physicist


Published on 2025-03-18 17:42:21 - Newsweek
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  • Theoretical physicists James Hartle and Stephen Hawking, for example, proposed that rather than having a strict beginning as we would understand it, the universe evolved out of a "no-boundary" state in which time and space were intertwined.

The article from Newsweek discusses a groundbreaking theory in cosmology suggesting that our universe might have a mirror "anti-universe" where time flows in the opposite direction. This theory, proposed by physicists like Neil Turok and Latham Boyle, aims to resolve several mysteries of the Big Bang, including the nature of the initial singularity and the observed patterns in the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The idea posits that instead of a singular Big Bang, there could have been a "Big Bounce" where our universe and its anti-universe oscillate in cycles. This model could potentially explain the uniformity of the CMB and the absence of certain expected gravitational waves, suggesting that our understanding of the universe's origin might need reevaluation. The theory also touches on quantum mechanics, proposing that the universe could be described by a simple quantum state, potentially simplifying the complex equations of the cosmos.

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