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theadvancedapes  ·  3943 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Model describes universe with no big bang, no beginning, and no end

I'm really not sure. This is by no means widely accepted. The dominant framework in cosmology is still that the Big Bang occurred, that dark energy is real, and that the universe increase in disorder (as long as you ignore the existence of intelligence). I just posted this because it will be interesting to see how the idea develops.

    Tangentially related, I'm infinitely curious as to how the very first thing came into existence. I mean the origin of the very first particle, be it a quark, higgs, anything.

In terms of origins of fundamental particles I think research has revealed adequately how the first atomic nuclei formed from the quark-gluon soup 10^-35 after the Big Bang. I think the biggest frontier at the moment is understanding the origin and separation of the forces (i.e., strong/weak nuclear forces, electromagnetism, and gravity). The answer to that mystery will be key for understanding the cause of the Big Bang.