Bubbles of nothing and spacetime instability from the 1982 proposal

[Trollfaz]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vi...terious-bubbles-of-nothing-that-eat-spacetime
As far as I know this article summarizes a paper. The paper explores an idea proposed by Written in 1982 about spacetime being unstable and forming a bubble of nothing, which is likely wrong to me. Even the authors wrote this paper to discuss what it can tell us about the big bang instead of trying to support this idea.

 

[Ibix]

Do you have a question?

 

[Trollfaz]

Just want to open a discussion

 

[Drakkith]

I think the article is just discussing something called a False Vacuum, but with some string theory concepts thrown in.

 

[PeterDonis]

As far as I know this article summarizes a paper.

Then we need the paper. The article itself is not a valid source and is not a good basis for discussion.

 

[PeterDonis]

Just want to open a discussion

We need a valid source--the paper--as a basis for discussion.

 

[Ibix]

It's actually linked from the article, somewhat to my surprise. See https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.01764.

 

[PeterDonis]

See https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.01764.

Based on the paper, this thread belongs in the Beyond the Standard Model forum. Thread moved.