What Happened Before the Big Bang? (IMAGE)

Penn State

What Happened Before the Big Bang?

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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.

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Martin Bojowald, Penn State.

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