So it is believed that before time all things were one, a singularity. What exactly were the very first branches to sprout off of the "universal vine"... the very first thing(s) to exist outside of that singularity?

 

From what I can see:

 

0) Singularity (and some law of physics allowing for plurality)

1) Division of forces (gravity / electronuclear)

2) Presence and absence (energy and space)

 

 

So it is believed that before time all things were one, a singularity. What exactly were the very first branches to sprout off of the "universal vine"... the very first thing(s) to exist outside of that singularity?

 

From what I can see:

 

0) Singularity (and some law of physics allowing for plurality)

1) Division of forces (gravity / electronuclear)

2) Presence and absence (energy and space)

 

 

 

"Mass is a dependent variable or an absolute independent variable "is an important factor to talk about the singularity.

That is all.

Edited July 13, 201213 yr by alpha2cen

That's right, mass can't be created or destroyed either. Thanks, and bump.

Edited July 15, 201213 yr by LukeElevenNine

If the Higgs mechanism is the 'cause' of mass, then there needs to have been a spontaneous symmetry breaking. Possibly the same symmetry break which was the beginning of the inflationary period as the vacuum settled to its true ( ? ) zero energy level. In effect, prior to inflation there may have been no mass as we know it and no singularity.