№ 109 · 10·B5

Before the Big Bang, inside black holes

2001– · Quantum cosmology

Idea

10 of 10

Layout

Route B · columns · seed 103

Theme

paper · paper-copy texture

Drawing

Scale factor a = √(t² + ε²) for ε = 0.34, 0.22, 0.12 and 0.05 against the classical bang a = |t| (dashed). Vertical scale schematic.

Figures

• Fig. 10.1Blue Phoenix, Jiang Baohua, late 19th–early 20th century
• Fig. 10.2The Fallen Tree, Alexander Cozens Ornament

Format

1680 × 2376 · 1 : 1.414 · AVIF 9 KB / 33 KB / 258 KB

Use

© 2026 Rantasalo & Co. Oy. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: share unchanged, with credit, non-commercially. Photographs and textures: public domain (CC0), The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access.