Universal language. (Letters).
I've just read your account of the "ekpyrotic model"
of the universe ("When branes collide col·lide
intr.v. col·lid·ed, col·lid·ing, col·lides
1. To come together with violent, direct impact.
2. ," SN: 9/22/01, p. 184).
Although descriptive, "ekpyrotic" seems rather contrived and
is hard to pronounce. Certainly it lacks the pizzazz of "Big
Bang big bang
Model of the origin of the universe, which holds that it emerged from a state of extremely high temperature and density in an explosive expansion 10 billion–15 billion years ago. ." And "Big Crunch big crunch
The convergence of all matter, energy, and space into a single, minute point. This convergence is hypothesized to be the final event in the universe in some cosmological theories. Compare big bang. See also closed universe. " has been used previously to refer
to the "anti-Big Bang" catastrophe thought to be awaiting the
universe. How about the "Big Bump"?
Robert A. Gorkin
Dover, Del.
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