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If the Big Bang created space time, what did the singularity of the Big Bang "rest" on?
Well, if I did not answer your question, then re-ask it with different wording.Bray420 said:I'm sorry I worded that incorrectly.
Unknown. We have no reliable/testable theory as to anything prior to one Plank Time. There are theories, including that space-time was created at the singularity, that space-time has always existed, that there are multiple universes, take your pick. Since none of them are supported by any evidence, I personally am just agnostic about the whole thing.Bray420 said:What did the mass that made the Big Bang rest on if their wasn't the fabric of space time?
The Big Bang theory is the scientific explanation for the origin of the universe. It states that the universe began as a singularity, a point of infinite density and temperature, and has been expanding and cooling ever since.
The singularity is a hypothetical point in space-time where the laws of physics break down. It is believed to have existed at the beginning of the universe and is where the Big Bang is thought to have originated from.
The Big Bang theory was first proposed by Belgian physicist Georges Lemaitre in the 1920s. It was further developed by scientists such as George Gamow, Ralph Alpher, and Robert Herman in the 1940s and 1950s. The discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation in 1964 by Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson provided strong evidence for the Big Bang theory.
In addition to cosmic microwave background radiation, other evidence for the Big Bang theory includes the abundance of light elements such as hydrogen and helium in the universe, the redshift of galaxies, and the large-scale structure of the universe.
The concept of "before" the Big Bang is not well-defined in physics as time and space as we know it did not exist before the singularity. Some theories suggest that the universe may go through cycles of expansion and contraction, with the Big Bang being just one of many cycles. However, there is currently no scientific evidence to support this idea.