“We must try to understand the beginning of the universe on the basis of science. It may be a task beyond our power, but we should at least make the attempt”
Steven Hawking
So far, the scientific community has sought to uncover the secrets of our material world. In this endeavor we have progressed quite far. When the twenty-first century began, it seemed that new and amazing discoveries were being brought forth every day. However, each new discovery raised even more puzzles and questions. In physics, the dilemma between Einstein’s general relativity and quantum mechanics (the mechanics of subatomic particles that may govern the macrocosm as well) has attracted the attention of theoretical physicists. Their efforts have led to a clearer picture of reality, a wondrous landscape unfolding before our eyes.
One of the many mysteries in this new picture is the idea of singularity. According to contemporary physics (and in particular the Big Bang theory), singularity is the size-less, mass-less, ultra-dense point that is the
origin of our universe. It is also assumed that a singularity lies at the centre of each black hole. On this site, we will propose a theoretical model in which singularity acts as medium, holding together and connecting the space-time components of the universe. According to the present model, singularity remains active and plays a major role throughout the evolution of the cosmos.
In this context, while the objective, tangible properties of elements are manifested in space-time, the subjective qualities of these elements are attributed to the singularity1.
Using the metaphor of a “fabric” to describe the interconnectivity and wholeness of the world is nothing new. Scientific findings provide ample evidence to support our common-sense, experience-based notion that the world is an interconnected system. Many attempts have been made to prove such wholeness. The great twentieth-century physicist David Bohm tried to present his “implicate order” as a model. He believed that at some deeper level of reality subatomic particles are not individual entities, but are actually extension of the same fundamental something. Unfortunately, he could not finish his unbroken wholeness theory before his death.
Revisiting Singularity
"Singularity was brought to our attention after Albert Einstein presented his Field Equations on November 18th, 1915. But Einstein himself was trying to deny it for the rest of his life. In 1939, he tried to show that “Schwarchild singularities do not exist in physical reality.”
Singularity is understood to be the nucleus for the Big Bang event. According to this theory, about 14 billion years ago, the universe started with a huge, rapid expansion of a condensed zero size point. However, this is not the only place we encounter singularity in the field of cosmology. A singularity also exists at the center of each black hole. The gravity of
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1.) While the physical aspects of almost any space-time component are normally detectable and measurable, the space-time components discussed in this section are considered to be intangible. For example, we can count the number of the leaflets and see the color of a flower. However, it is impossible to measure the beauty of a flower. Nor is it possible to measure the flower’s mandate to create offspring.