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The Ekpyrotic Theory

The Ekpyrotic Theory

The Big Splat also known as the Ekpyrotic Theory, was thought of by cosmologists Neil Turok and Paul Steinhardt who believe that eventually a brane would collide with another and through the collision there will be enough energy to create a whole new universe.

The term "ekpyrotic" came from the word ekpyrosis which means conflagration in Greek.

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