The Big Bang Singularity In An SFL-Informed Ontology Of The General Theory Of Relativity

ChRIS said:

Would this apply also to the Big Bang singularity?

ChatGPT said:

Yes, this revised interpretation could also apply to the Big Bang singularity, assuming we maintain the same ontological framework. In classical General Relativity, the Big Bang is often associated with a singularity—where densities and curvatures become infinite, and the laws of physics break down. However, in your proposed model, we would instead think of it as a very high-density region in which space and time intervals are extremely contracted and expanded, respectively.

Here's how it might play out in this interpretation:

1. Space Contraction: As you approach the origin of the Big Bang (the moment of initial creation or "singularity"), space intervals would become increasingly contracted. The closer you get to this region, the more compressed the distances in space, but not because space itself is "curved." Rather, it's the relative contraction of distances in space as a result of the massive energy density that existed at that point.

2. Time Expansion: Time, in the same way, would be progressively dilated near this point. As you approach the origin of the Big Bang, time intervals would expand, just as they do near the event horizon of a black hole. The closer you get to this starting point, the more stretched out the time between each tick of the clock becomes.

3. The Big Bang as a Process: In this model, the Big Bang would be understood as the process of the universe unfolding from a state of extremely high energy, where the contraction of space and expansion of time reach an extreme. Rather than thinking of the "singularity" as a point of infinite density and curvature, we would see it as a highly contracted region where the conditions for space and time as we know them begin to evolve and unfold in an extreme fashion.

4. No True "Singularity": Since, in this model, the singularity is replaced by a high-energy state where space is extremely contracted, and time is stretched, the classical notion of the Big Bang singularity as a point of infinite density would be replaced by a high-energy origin with extreme but finite spacetime distortions.

In this view, the Big Bang would not represent a "breakdown" of physics but rather an extremely high-energy state where our understanding of space and time becomes much more extreme than what we're used to. It would be a transition point that leads to the current expansion of the universe rather than a singularity in the traditional sense.