‘Cosmic mirror revealed’: IIT scientist claims universe was born with a backward twin

Produced by: Manoj Kumar

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Twin Creation

Physicist Naman Kumar from IIT Gandhinagar suggests the universe was born alongside an anti-universe—its mirror opposite, where time flows in reverse.

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No Singularity

Kumar’s theory replaces the infinite-density Big Bang with a finite, smooth “Euclidean phase” where time behaves like a spatial dimension.

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Quantum Start

Instead of spatial curvature, a quantum potential drives the early expansion—accounting for the flatness and uniformity of today’s universe.

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Cosmic Cosine

The scale of the universe follows a cosine-like curve, starting from a nonzero size—sidestepping the singularity and infinite beginnings.

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Hawking’s Legacy, Rewritten

Inspired by ideas from Hawking and Hartle, Kumar goes further—merging quantum mechanics and cosmology into a new origin model.

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Entangled Universes

The universe and its anti-universe may remain quantum-entangled, suggesting a hidden symmetry still influencing cosmic expansion.

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Dark Energy Link

Kumar believes this cosmic entanglement could explain dark energy—the mysterious force pushing galaxies apart at an accelerating rate.

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Dark Matter Mirror

This twin birth model may also illuminate the origin of dark matter, suggesting it arises from the universe’s symmetrical creation.

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The Next Clues

Kumar is now analyzing patterns in the cosmic microwave background—searching for subtle fingerprints of our anti-universe twin.

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