The universe might be an infinite loop of rebirth
In short: Roger Penrose's Conformal Cyclic Cosmology suggests our universe is just one chapter in an endless series of aeons. This video explores how the end of time could mathematically mirror its beginning.
The theory relies on conformal geometry, a mathematical framework where physical distance is irrelevant and only angles matter. In this view, the state of the universe after a final 'Heat Death'—where all matter has decayed—becomes mathematically identical to the Big Bang of a new aeon.
The video examines how photons, which do not experience time or distance, facilitate this transition. It also explores the possibility that 'ghost images' of black holes from previous aeons remain imprinted in the Cosmic Microwave Background, suggesting the universe keeps a geometric record of its past.
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