Theories on the Origin of the Universe

Theories on the Origin of the Universe

1. Creation Myths

   • Asia
     • Chinese
     • Japanese
     • Indian
     • Filipino
   • Middle East
     • Hebrew
     • Islam
   • South America
     • Aztec
     • Mayan
   • Europe
     • Greek
     • Roman
   • Africa
     • Ancient Egyptian
     • Yoruba

2. Scientific Theories

   • George Lamaitre's Big Bang Theory
     • Singularity burst into known universe
     • Described the initial state of the universe as an extremely hot singularity
       • Singularity made up of space, time, matter, energy
   • Alan Guth's Inflation Theory
     • Singularity exponentially expanded into known universe
     • Explained the theoretical holes of the big bang theory
   • Gabriele Veneziano's String Theory
     • Assumed the nature of particles as strings at different rates of vibration
     • Explains that there are seven dimensions more than the four known observable dimensions
     • Alternatively known as the theory of quantum gravity by Carlo Rovelli
   • Edward Witten's M-Theory
     • Assumed strings were attached to planes of space (branes) representing hypermolecular universes

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