He could feel the Ξ-tensor humming in the quantum vacuum around him. The universe was holding its breath. Waiting.
He kept reading. The PDF grew darker. It described not just the birth of the universe, but its suicide . A recurring pattern. Each universe, the encyclopedia claimed, develops intelligence. And that intelligence, upon discovering the Ξ-tensor, inevitably tries to use it. To correct past suffering. To erase mistakes. To save lost loves.
Ξ(t0) = ∫ ψ*(x) * H(t<-t0) * ψ(x) dx
"Rubbish," he whispered. Information cannot survive the Big Bounce. It’s thermodynamically annihilated. He had published three papers proving it.
Encyclopedia_of_Cosmology_Vol_VII_Pre-Bang.pdf (Size: 47.2 MB)
He moved his cursor over the upload button. Then, slowly, deliberately, he pulled the plug.