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[–] 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That is literally what the current big bang theory says! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflationary_epoch?wprov=sfla1

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yes I know what vacuum decay is, and the thing I referenced, the inflaton field, is a hypothetized false vacuum near the very start of the universe, that went through this exact process, giving rise to our current vacuum and ending the hypothetized inflation era

    I know there's a hypothesis that our current vacuum could be metastable as well, but that's a seperate thing

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