by Parsec » Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:25 pm
I don?t think there is a modern day theory to explain the ?triggering? of the big bang.
Using background radiation and physics the universe can be traced back to just before the big bang. But the cause is totally unknown.
When the system tries to ?get inside? singularities, everything just simply breaks down. We don?t have the energies to recreate such an event. So, it can?t really be studied.
As other people have eluded to here there are many ideas. M theory, String theory, Multi Universe model, Standard model.
And I am quite sure when the Large Hadron Collider comes on line it will spawn at least one more idea.
So, it may be a long time, if ever that we know exactly just what triggered this whole thing into existence.
Ron W.
"We live in a changing universe, and few things are changing faster than our conception of it."
- Timothy Ferris