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The '''cyclic universe''' was a theory that [[the universe]] existed in an infinite self-sustaining cycle of [[descendant-universe|new universes]] which all began in [[Big Bang]]s resulting from the [[Big Crunch]]es of [[ancestor-universe|the universe preceeding them]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Bell Ringing in an Empty Sky (short story)}}) | The '''cyclic universe''' was a theory that [[the universe]] existed in an infinite self-sustaining cycle of [[descendant-universe|new universes]] which all began in [[Big Bang]]s resulting from the [[Big Crunch]]es of [[ancestor-universe|the universe preceeding them]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Bell Ringing in an Empty Sky (short story)}}) | ||
The [[Seventh Doctor]] believed that his universe was part of such a cycle, with the [[Great Old Ones' universe]] being the universe which came before his. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|All-Consuming Fire (novel)}}) | The [[Seventh Doctor]] believed that his universe was part of such a cycle, with the [[Great Old Ones' universe]] being the universe which came before his. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|All-Consuming Fire (novel)}}) However, one account suggested that the Time Lords' belief in a literal universe before their own was a misunderstanding of records of how the nature of their own universe had been fundamentally changed by the cross-temporal [[anchoring of the thread]], with the denizens of the [[time before time]] being misconstrued as survivors of the "previous universe". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)}}) | ||
By one account, this model was unrealistic due to [[entropy]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Bell Ringing in an Empty Sky (short story)}}) | By one account, this model was unrealistic due to [[entropy]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Bell Ringing in an Empty Sky (short story)}}) | ||
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The cyclic universe was a theory that the universe existed in an infinite self-sustaining cycle of new universes which all began in Big Bangs resulting from the Big Crunches of the universe preceeding them. (PROSE: A Bell Ringing in an Empty Sky [+]Loading...["A Bell Ringing in an Empty Sky (short story)"])
The Seventh Doctor believed that his universe was part of such a cycle, with the Great Old Ones' universe being the universe which came before his. (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire [+]Loading...["All-Consuming Fire (novel)"]) However, one account suggested that the Time Lords' belief in a literal universe before their own was a misunderstanding of records of how the nature of their own universe had been fundamentally changed by the cross-temporal anchoring of the thread, with the denizens of the time before time being misconstrued as survivors of the "previous universe". (PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet [+]Loading...["Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)"])
By one account, this model was unrealistic due to entropy. (PROSE: A Bell Ringing in an Empty Sky [+]Loading...["A Bell Ringing in an Empty Sky (short story)"])
A similar concept was the cycle of universal regeneration, which occurred on a different scale to universal lifetimes. (PROSE: The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"])
