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The Vibrating Edge of the Universe: A Surprising Phase Shift ⚡ экспресс

Original: "A Tale of Two Hartle-Hawking Wave Functions: Fully Gravitational vs Partially Frozen"
arXiv:2605.13970v1 · 2026-05-13 · CC BY 4.0 · ⏱ 1 min · HEP Theory General Relativity
If a newborn universe is allowed to tremble at its edges, a phase shift emerges—a hidden rhythm that dictates its fate.
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A drum without a rim—that's how Stephen Hawking envisioned the birth of the universe. In a new study, physicists added a vibrating 'rim' and found that the entire cosmos acquires a hidden phase shift. This effect could determine which universes are more likely.

🎯 The phase shift caused by trembling is a quantum 'nudge' without which our world would be mathematically impossible.

Scientists
Alan GuthAndrei LindeGeorges LemaîtreJames PeeblesAdam RiessBrian Schmidt
Tags
big bang spacetime curvature expansion of the universe dark energy entropy
Laws
Friedmann equationsHubble's lawsecond law of thermodynamicsBekenstein-Hawking entropyEinstein field equationsPlanck's law
Original: arXiv:2605.13970v1 · CC BY 4.0 · bridge42worlds