A Decrumpling Model of the Universe

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel cosmological model where the universe's expansion is explained as a decrumpling process, with a dynamically evolving spatial dimension, resulting in an oscillatory, non-singular universe.

Contribution

It proposes a new model linking space-time structure to polymer physics, with a dynamical spatial dimension and derived generalized Friedmann equations.

Findings

The model predicts an oscillatory universe with two turning points.

The spatial dimension varies dynamically over cosmic evolution.

The universe avoids singularities through the decrumpling process.

Abstract

Assuming a cellular structure for the space-time, we propose a model in which the expansion of the universe is understood as a decrumpling process, much like the one we know from polymeric surfaces. The dimension of space is then a dynamical real variable. The generalized Friedmann equation, derived from a Lagrangian, and the generalized equation of continuity for the matter content of the universe, give the dynamics of our model universe. This leads to an oscillatory non-singular model with two turning points for the dimension of space.