If there even is an answer to this question...it simply must consist of concepts and completely new perceptions of time, gravity, energy and mass. Perhaps other "unknowns" or combinations of theories, (string, particle mutation and such) would be best suited for exploration of the math necessary to calculate this otherwise incalcuable equation. Regardless....does it even matter? Of course it does
the singularity
Most scientists believe that an infinite dense singularity existed before the incident known as the Big Bang.
Good question - some would say that it was a singularity...
The term "singularity" is used in several contexts. In mathematics, this is the point at which the plot of the graph turns straight up or becomes discontinuous. In physics, a singularity is a point of transition, where the normal laws of physics would yield nonsensical results. In astronomy, an example of a "singularity" is the extremely dense center of a black hole, where the math we use to describe gravity suddenly does not make sense. (This is generally understood to mean that we really do not understand yet what is going on under these conditions. We'll figure it out eventually.) The other example in astronomy is the singularity at the start of the Universe in the Big Bang Theory. In philosophy, especially the philosophy of technology, the term "singularity" is used in a similar fashion; a time when the normal continuous path of human progress shifts abruptly. For example, the development of a brain-computer interface would cause a discontinuity in human development and evolution. This is sometimes referred to with the capital letter phrase "The Singularity". Author Ray Kurzweil has written a book "The Singularity Is Near" concerning this phenomenon.
A singularity, made of unimaginably dense material.
the singularity
A singularity is a point in space-time in which matter and energy are infinitely dense, as at the center of a black hole or at the moment of the Big Bang.
Most scientists believe that an infinite dense singularity existed before the incident known as the Big Bang.
There is not a theoretical way to determine "where" the Big Bang occurred. In point of fact,the idea of a "where" existing before time and space began hasno meaning at all. Since theoretically the Big Bang resulted from a singularity, then the where, when, how, and why ofour unfolding and evolvingSpaceTime continuum(or our traditional four dimensional universe) must be based from this pre-Big Bang singularity. You would need to approachsuch queries from the perspective of "what" isthis singularity.
The Big Bang almost certainly did occur.A singularity, on the other hand - whether it is the singularity of the Big Bang, or the singularity in a black hole - probably indicates that something is incomplete in our current understanding of physics.
There is not a theoretical way to determine "where" the Big Bang occurred. In point of fact,the idea of a "where" existing before time and space began hasno meaning at all. Since theoretically the Big Bang resulted from a singularity, then the where, when, how, and why ofour unfolding and evolvingSpaceTime continuum(or our traditional four dimensional universe) must be based from this pre-Big Bang singularity. You would need to approachsuch queries from the perspective of "what" isthis singularity.
Good question - some would say that it was a singularity...
The term "singularity" is used in several contexts. In mathematics, this is the point at which the plot of the graph turns straight up or becomes discontinuous. In physics, a singularity is a point of transition, where the normal laws of physics would yield nonsensical results. In astronomy, an example of a "singularity" is the extremely dense center of a black hole, where the math we use to describe gravity suddenly does not make sense. (This is generally understood to mean that we really do not understand yet what is going on under these conditions. We'll figure it out eventually.) The other example in astronomy is the singularity at the start of the Universe in the Big Bang Theory. In philosophy, especially the philosophy of technology, the term "singularity" is used in a similar fashion; a time when the normal continuous path of human progress shifts abruptly. For example, the development of a brain-computer interface would cause a discontinuity in human development and evolution. This is sometimes referred to with the capital letter phrase "The Singularity". Author Ray Kurzweil has written a book "The Singularity Is Near" concerning this phenomenon.
The big bang is basically what caused everything, so it pretty much is the first thing that happened
No one has been able to prove what provided the "spark" for the beginning of the universe. But, there are plenty of current day effects that may point to the "Big Bang" as the way it happened. And, possibly just as many others that contradict the idea.
A singularity, made of unimaginably dense material.
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