Scientists test theory that early universe was one-
dimensionalApril 21st, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI Washington, Apr
21 (ANI): A team of scientists has outlined a test for the
theory that the early universe, which exploded from a single
point and was very, very small at first, was one-dimensional
(like a straight line). That’s the mind-boggling concept at the
heart of a theory that University at Buffalo physicist Dejan
Stojkovic and colleagues proposed in 2010. They suggested that
the early universe was one-dimensional before expanding to
include two dimensions (like a plane) and then three (like the
world in which we live today). The theory, if valid, would
address important problems in particle physics. Stojkovic and
Loyola Marymount University physicist Jonas Mureika describe a
test that could prove or disprove the “vanishing dimensions”
hypothesis. Because it takes time for light and other waves to
travel to Earth, telescopes peering out into space can,
essentially, look back into time as they probe the un