What If the Universe Had No Beginning? Part 1: A Wave Function for the Universe
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Physicists can't use Einstein's equations to explain the universe's beginning because they break down at that point. John Wheeler and Bryce DeWitt created equations treating the entire universe like a quantum particle, producing a "wave function of the universe" — but these equations need extra starting information nobody knows how to provide.
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