The Emergence Machine

Big Bang

abstract · Cosmology · Level 4 · E0

E0Spacetime

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

The Big Bang is the origin of the universe, emerging from the understanding of time as a progression from past to future, and the universe as all existence, including space and time, where an extremely hot and dense state gives rise to the cosmos.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “big bang” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
big bang
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0Big BangUniverseFormStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesCosmic Microwave…L10Big BangL4TimeL0UniverseL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Time L0 (requires)
    Big Bang requires understanding of time as a foundational concept.
  • Universe L3 (requires)
    Big Bang requires understanding of universe as a foundational concept.

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