The Big Bang as a Phase Transition

TL;DR

This paper explores a five-dimensional cosmological model proposing that the universe originated from a scalar field discontinuity or a four-dimensional phase transition, offering a novel perspective on the universe's beginning.

Contribution

It introduces a five-dimensional framework where the universe's origin is modeled as a phase transition or scalar field discontinuity, bridging higher-dimensional theories with cosmological phenomena.

Findings

Universe originated from a scalar field discontinuity.

Alternative description as a four-dimensional phase transition.

Provides a new theoretical perspective on cosmic origins.

Abstract

We study a five-dimensional cosmological model, which suggests that the universe bagan as a discontinuity in a (Higgs-type) scalar field, or alternatively as a conventional four-dimensional phase transition.