What existed first outside of the singularity?

[LukeElevenNine]

So it is believed that before time all things were one, a singularity. What exactly were the very first branches to sprout off of the "universal vine"... the very first thing(s) to exist outside of that singularity?

 

From what I can see:

 

0) Singularity (and some law of physics allowing for plurality)

1) Division of forces (gravity / electronuclear)

2) Presence and absence (energy and space)

 

 

[alpha2cen]

So it is believed that before time all things were one, a singularity. What exactly were the very first branches to sprout off of the "universal vine"... the very first thing(s) to exist outside of that singularity?

 

From what I can see:

 

0) Singularity (and some law of physics allowing for plurality)

1) Division of forces (gravity / electronuclear)

2) Presence and absence (energy and space)

 

 

 

"Mass is a dependent variable or an absolute independent variable "is an important factor to talk about the singularity.

That is all.

Edited July 13, 2012 by alpha2cen

[LukeElevenNine]

That's right, mass can't be created or destroyed either. Thanks, and bump.

Edited July 15, 2012 by LukeElevenNine

[MigL]

If the Higgs mechanism is the 'cause' of mass, then there needs to have been a spontaneous symmetry breaking. Possibly the same symmetry break which was the beginning of the inflationary period as the vacuum settled to its true ( ? ) zero energy level. In effect, prior to inflation there may have been no mass as we know it and no singularity.