A curved map of the infant universe. (IMAGE)

University of Waterloo

A curved map of the infant universe.

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The outer surface represents the hot early universe imprinted with tiny temperature fluctuations, while the flow lines below suggest the deeper mathematical quantum structure that may have shaped its birth and evolution.

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University of Waterloo

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