A Cyclic Pre-Bang Sequence: Solid → Vapor → Liquid → Radiation → Plasma → Matter

TITLE:A Cyclic Pre-Bang Sequence: Solid → Vapor → Liquid → Radiation → Plasma → Matter AUTHOR:Drew Simpson, Independent Researcher (Ontario, Canada) DESCRIPTION:This document introduces a continuous, cyclic sequence describing the evolution of the Universe before and during the event commonly interpreted as the Big Bang. Instead of beginning from a singularity, the Universe transitions smoothly through a series of physical phases: 1. Phase 0S – Solid Symmetry:A highly ordered, low-entropy state with maximum coherence and no internal differentiation. 2. Phase Xg – Vapor/Continuum:A deformable, stress-bearing pre-liquid medium, still coherent but capable of flow. 3. Phase L – Liquid State:A viscous, entropy-producing phase where internal coherence relaxes. This phase is responsible for the gradual release of stored potential into energy. 4. Phase R – Radiation (The Big Bang Transition):The Big Bang is reinterpreted here not as a beginning, but as a phase change when stored coherence converts into free quantum radiation. 5. Phase P – Plasma:Hot ionized matter fills space; this corresponds to the well-understood early hot universe. 6. Phase M – Matter:Atoms form, cooling continues, and cosmic structure develops. The model ensures:- No singularity is required- Entropy increases smoothly and naturally- Expansion follows a bounded density equation- Standard plasma and matter eras are recovered- The Big Bang is treated as a physical transformation rather than a creation event This framework completes a full cosmological cycle: order → flow → dissipation → radiation → plasma → matter, forming the observable universe.