148: Chapter 148: The Cosmic Super Cycle

"Holy crap!!"

"Oh my god, this idea is brilliant!"

"Cyclical explosions, one wave pushing the next, a god-tier interpretation, damn!"

"It sounds so reasonable!"

"A self-sufficient, infinitely reincarnating universe?"

"Holy crap, in that case, there's no need for an outside; the universe can play out ripple after ripple on its own—evidence of accelerated expansion!"

"I admire this idea. Xiao Yu has already caught up with our brother's pace, while I'm still lagging behind."

"It's terrifying when you think about it. If the universe is really in such an infinite cycle, then every time we are born and gather, are we the afterlife following information collection after the previous universe collapsed?"

Countless viewers were stunned, their scalps tingling at this idea, which was built on the grandfather paradox previously proposed by Jiang Zhe, yet was logically self-consistent and impossible to refute!

At this moment, inside the Principal's office.

The physics teacher, Old Yu, was stunned for a moment, then beamed, "Haha, this idea is very ingenious. Hmm, not bad, not bad!"

Principal Fu recovered from his shock and looked at Old Yu with a puzzled expression: "What are you laughing at? What does this have to do with you?"

"How could it not have anything to do with me?" Old Yu straightened his back and said proudly: "The fact that this girl has this idea shows that she listened to the physics logic I taught today, and she can even draw inferences about other cases from it—what do you call this? It's called a great teacher produces brilliant students!"

"Of course, Jiang Zhe is the number one teacher, and I am the second, hahaha!"

Seeing his own student amaze millions of people, Old Yu, as Xiao Yu's physics teacher, was naturally very excited!

Old Wang, Xiao Wang, Principal Fu, and the others looked at each other, couldn't help but smile, and then gave a thumbs up one after another.

...

Kyoto University of History, inside the faculty residential area.

The four old professors looked at each other, all seeing the novelty on each other's faces.

They felt as if they were listening to the concepts previously proposed by Jiang Zhe.

Although they couldn't understand the profound equations, Xiao Yu's visualized concept of "one wave pushing the next" inexplicably struck a chord with all four of them.

"Wonderful!" Professor Chen Runzhi's eyes lit up, "It sounds like it has the majestic, epic feeling of the theory of historical cycles—the rise and fall of dynasties, the ups and downs of civilizations; on a larger scale, the universe also follows this cycle of birth and death, self-caused and self-effected; there is no need to seek outside!"

"Meow~~!"

"Don't mimic a cat!" Professor Wang Shouren rolled his eyes at Old Chen, then continued: "Self-sufficient—it sounds more complete and more shocking than relying on an unknowable 'outside' of the universe!"

Old Qian and Old Liu looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.

They really liked this concept; it fit very well with the historical and ecological circles!

Perhaps the universe is also in this [circle]!

...

Inside Qingfeng Temple.

Zheng Ming's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but praise: "Wonderful!"

"Teacher, Celestial Master, are there any records of this in our Sinology or metaphysics?"

Wang Chongyang recovered and said slowly: "Yes, there is. 'There is no level surface that does not slope, no departure that does not return'; the Tao of heaven and earth is cyclical; it indeed has this meaning."

Celestial Master Zhang, who was on the side, couldn't help nodding in agreement: "Buddhism's 'formation, existence, destruction, and emptiness,' and our Taoism's 'cycle of kalpas and reincarnation,' all speak of the world and the universe having cycles of birth and death."

"It's just that the concept of 'one wave pushing the next' proposed by Xiao Yu has already surpassed the sages of Taoism and Buddhism."

"I didn't expect Xiao Yu to be able to speak such 'Taoist words' and see through the 'Great Tao'!"

Although Zheng Ming was a bit unconvinced, he knew—all of this was indeed the achievement that Jiang Zhe brought to Xiao Yu!

And the words of Celestial Master Zhang and his teacher were indeed affirming Xiao Yu's idea, implying the Great Tao of the world!

...

Huaqing University, inside the seminar lounge.

The atmosphere here was the most heated!

"Holy crap, awesome, Xiao Yu!" a short-haired boy exclaimed.

"This idea has real substance!" Another girl with glasses quickly drew a ripple pattern on her laptop, circle overlapping circle, "In terms of physical laws, it really could form this kind of [cosmic acceleration effect]!"

"Damn, if I didn't know a bit of cosmology, I would be bowing down to this explanation!" one of the top students joked in amazement.

"Self-cycling drive and accelerated expansion; this imagination is very unique!"

The physics students whispered to each other, their faces full of shock and excitement.

This conjecture from a high school sophomore might really be able to form its own cosmology!

"The idea is not bad." Professor Wu's voice came, carrying a hint of criticism: "But it is very unrigorous and too idealistic."

He looked at the students and poured cold water on them: "Whether the universe will cycle is currently unsupported by any evidence; whether it's heat death, the Big Crunch, or some other ending, there is simply no consensus."

"Secondly, even if the universe cycles, is the power of each explosion necessarily increasing?"

"Where is the physical mechanism?"

"This is more like a literary metaphor, not a physical model!"

"And, it almost certainly cannot exist!"

Old Wu's words immediately cooled down the students who had been so enthusiastic.

Dr. Li Mo and Professor Guan cast their gazes toward Professor Ouyang at the same time.

Professor Ouyang stood up, "What you say is certainly correct, although the conjecture lacks practicality and is too simplistic!"

Changing the subject, "However, it is not a castle in the air. In current frontier physics, there are indeed some shadows involving cosmic cyclic oscillations."

"For example, some models in the circles of Superstring Theory and Quantum Mechanics allow the universe to undergo contraction and rebound."

"There are also some big names abroad who support this statement."

Ouyang looked at the big screen, "If one could complete this theory of cosmic cycles, even if they couldn't win a Nobel Prize, they would definitely be famous throughout the astrophysics circle!"

Listening to the two professors' debate, the students became increasingly curious, and finally, they unconsciously cast their gazes toward Jiang Zhe.

Inside the big screen, in the living room, on the sofa.

Xiao Yu looked at Jiang Zhe excitedly, her eyes full of expectation, like a Border Collie waiting for praise.

Jiang Zhe just smiled slightly, "Not bad. Regardless of whether this idea is correct, the fact that you could listen to my words and try to refute me; that in itself is very good!"

"So, am I right, Brother?" Xiao Yu asked impatiently.

Jiang Zhe shook his head, "Sorry! This is both right and wrong."

Pausing for a moment, looking at Xiao Yu's confused gaze, "The concept you described is very close to the 'Theory of Cosmic Cycles' that I have been researching privately!"

"Hmm?" Xiao Yu was stunned, and countless viewers were also stunned.

Our brother has researched a new theory privately again??

"Yes, Xiao Yu."

"In my conception, the universe is not in the form of a first explosion—our current universe."

"It might be one link in an eternal reincarnation; every Big Bang is not something out of nothing; but rather, at the end of the previous cosmic cycle—after matter, energy, and information are compressed to the extreme, then [re-explodes]!"

"This is also called 'Conformal Cyclic Cosmology'—I believe that our universe does not have just one beginning and end, but is in an infinite cycle of [Big Bang → Expansion → Heat Death → New Big Bang]."

"Xiao Yu, your earlier analogy of the lake and the gradually larger thrown pebbles was very vivid—you can imagine this theory as the age of a tree—each ring of the tree represents a complete cosmic generation. Although there are clear boundaries between these rings, essentially they are all part of the same tree."

Speaking to this point, Jiang Zhe hesitated, then shook his head, "This doesn't have much to do with tonight's tutoring topic. I'll talk about it again when we get to similar unexplainable things in the future. Let's get back to tonight's topic first."

As the words fell, Xiao Yu and the millions of viewers who had just been full of excitement instantly stopped smiling!

They thought they would hear a world-changing new theory, but they didn't expect him not to continue.

"Alright, Xiao Yu, back to the question you care about." Jiang Zhe began, bringing the topic back on track: "What is really going on with our world and the universe; why is non-physical existence allowed?"

"Now we are back to one question—"

"The universe has no curvature, yet it makes you feel like it exists as a circle or sphere."

"Then, is there something within our universe that exists exactly like the appearance of the universe?"