Big Bang theory may be wrong

The beginning of the universe may not be from the Big Bang as we thought it would be, but like the process of freezing water, a group of physicists at Melbourne University and RMIT University said.

They say that by understanding cracks and loopholes in crystals - including ice - our understanding of the universe can change completely.

James Quach, the leader of the research team, said that this is the latest hypothesis on the journey to hunt down the origin and nature of the universe.

'Ancient Greeks wondered what matter was made of: from a seamless substance or discrete atoms? With the most modern microscopes, we have discovered that matter is made of atoms , " Quach said.

'Thousands of years later, Albert Einstein hypothesized that space and time are continuous and smooth, but now we believe that this hypothesis may be somewhat wrong'.

Maybe the universe is not born from an explosion
as big as we think. (Artwork)

'The new theory, named Quantum Graphity , suggests that space can be made up of very small and invisible particles, like tiny atoms. These invisible particles can be compared to the pixels that make up an image. The challenge now is to make the universe extremely small and not visible directly. '

However, James Quach and colleagues believe they have a way to see those atoms indirectly.'Think the primitive universe is like a liquid. Then when the universe cooled, it was crystallized to become three dimensions and one time dimension as we see today. '

If explained in a way that the universe becomes cooler, we might think that there must be cracks in the universe, similar to cracks that form when water freezes. According to Assoc. Andrew Greentree, some such cracks are visible."Light and other particles will bend or reflect those cracks, so in theory, we can find those cracks," said Greentree.

The team calculated a number of effects if the above were tested by evidence. Perhaps someday scientists might be able to answer the question of whether the universe is continuous, flat or made of tiny particles.