A New View of the Universe: From the Big Bang to the End of Time
By Jim Redgewell
Author's Note:
This article summarizes how Nested Field Theory offers a complete, physically consistent view of cosmic history—from the Big Bang, through the accelerating expansion we call dark energy, to the quiet end of time. By treating the vacuum as a structured, dynamic field with memory, we can naturally explain the universe's birth, growth, and fate without resorting to unexplained forces or paradoxes.
The Beginning: The Big Bang as Maximum Compression
In traditional cosmology, the Big Bang is often thought of as a mysterious singularity where physics breaks down. Nested Field Theory offers a different perspective:
At the Big Bang, the vacuum's nested field structures were maximally compressed, storing enormous amounts of tension and memory.
Expansion did not begin from "nothing," but from the relaxation of these compressed vacuum fields.
Thus, the Big Bang marks the start of vacuum memory unfolding, releasing energy that drove the rapid early expansion of the universe.
This model removes the need for a singularity or an exotic "inflaton field"—the vacuum structure itself naturally explains early cosmic inflation.
The Growth: Expansion Driven by Vacuum Relaxation
As the universe expanded:
The vacuum field tension gradually relaxed.
The expansion rate initially slowed, dominated by matter and radiation.
Later, as vacuum memory effects became more influential, the expansion began to accelerate.
What we call "dark energy" today is not a mysterious new energy form but simply the ongoing relaxation of the vacuum's nested field structures. The observed acceleration is the visible effect of this slow unwinding.
Thus, cosmic acceleration is a natural consequence of the vacuum evolving over time, not an unexplained addition to physics.
The Future: The Quiet End of the Universe
What does Nested Field Theory predict for the far future?
As more vacuum field tension relaxes, the energy driving expansion will diminish.
Expansion will continue but slowly asymptote toward a steady, low-energy state.
No Big Rip will occur—there is no infinite energy available to tear spacetime apart.
No Big Crunch will happen either—there's no mechanism for collapse once vacuum fields have relaxed.
The end state of the universe will be:
A cold, dark cosmos.
Galaxies isolated and star formation ended.
Black holes slowly evaporating via Hawking radiation.
The vacuum fully relaxed, with minimal dynamic structure.
It will be a universe of eternal stretching toward stillness.
Conclusion
Nested Field Theory offers a full, natural, and physically motivated picture of cosmic evolution:
The Big Bang was the compression of vacuum memory fields.
Cosmic expansion is the vacuum field relaxation process.
Dark energy is the visible effect of ongoing vacuum unwinding.
The end of time will be a slow, quiet freezing of structure as the vacuum fully relaxes.
By seeing the vacuum as a dynamic, memory-rich medium rather than an empty background, we can unify our understanding of the universe's birth, life, and death without resorting to mysterious new entities.
The universe is not driven by unknown forces. It is guided by the memory of its own beginning.
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