Will the Universe Have a New Beginning?

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The paper argues against the idea of a "big rip" ending for the universe, suggesting instead that it will experience a new beginning. It emphasizes the complexity of predicting the universe's far future, likening it to describing a vast cellular automaton after an extensive number of steps. The technical nature of the content makes it challenging for many to fully grasp. Despite the difficulty, the concept of a new beginning offers an intriguing perspective on cosmic evolution. Understanding these predictions requires deep knowledge of theoretical physics.
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http://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-th/0408170
This paper proposes that the u will not end in a big rip, but will have
a new beginning, Its far to technical for me to fully understand, maybe
others can easily decipher it.
 
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to me- predicting the physics and structure of the far future of the universe must be something like trying to desribe the state of a cellular automaton with 10^80 cells after 10^100 steps: absurd to even guess
 

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