A team of scientists has proposed a groundbreaking new theory on the Universe's origins, offering a fresh, radical take on the Big Bang's early moments. Unlike the widely accepted inflationary model, which involves speculative assumptions, the new model starts with the established concept of De Sitter space, aligning with dark energy observations. The scientists believe gravitational waves—ripples in space-time—were the key to seeding the formation of galaxies and cosmic structure, eliminating the need for unknown elements.
Anyone have a link to their full article about this? How do they theorize gravitational waves interacting with quantum mechanics still resulted in a rapid expansion of the universe instead of the Big Bang/inflationary model? Admittedly I don’t know much about astronomy or astrophysics; I just enjoy reading explanations about them at a more basic pop science level.
https://journals.aps.org/prresearch/abstract/10.1103/vfny-pgc2
Here’s the full article