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What Happened Before the Big Bang?

Caption: Spreading through a bounce: A state that initially has small fluctuations (left) bounces and develops larger fluctuations (right). Time proceeds along the horizontal axis, with the volume plotted vertically.

Credit: Martin Bojowald, Penn State.

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