Penrose CCC & Mass Conservation

Exploring Aeons, Metaverses, and the Conservation of Mass

Conservation of Mass in Cosmology

In standard physics, the conservation of mass-energy is a fundamental principle. In the context of an isolated system, the total mass-energy remains constant over time.

However, in general relativity and cosmology, this principle becomes more complex:

• In an expanding universe, energy conservation becomes ambiguous
• The total energy of the universe may not be well-defined
• Dark energy challenges traditional conservation laws
• Quantum effects allow for temporary violations of energy conservation

The Central Question

In Penrose CCC and holding the conservation of mass, is it possible for more than one aeon to form creating a metaverse? Regardless of iterations the original mass should hold. True?

Penrose CCC and Mass Conservation

Penrose's Conformal Cyclic Cosmology presents a unique perspective on mass conservation across aeons:

Conformal Rescaling

The mathematical technique of conformal rescaling allows the infinite future of one aeon to be identified with the Big Bang of the next, potentially bypassing strict mass conservation requirements.

Information Preservation

CCC emphasizes the preservation of information (particularly gravitational information) rather than mass-energy across the transition between aeons.

Hawking Radiation

In the late stages of an aeon, all matter eventually decays or is consumed by black holes, which then evaporate via Hawking radiation, converting mass to energy.

Aeon N Mass

M_total

Black Hole Formation

M_BH

Hawking Radiation

E_HR

Conformal Rescaling

M_new

This process suggests that the "mass" of one aeon is transformed and carried over to the next through conformal rescaling, rather than being strictly conserved in the classical sense.

Answering the Question

The relationship between mass conservation and multiple aeons in Penrose CCC is nuanced:

• Strict mass conservation may not apply - In the conformal rescaling process, the concept of mass changes fundamentally
• Information is preserved, not necessarily mass - CCC focuses on the preservation of gravitational information across aeons
• Multiple aeons can form a "metaverse" - The infinite sequence of aeons can be viewed as a form of metaverse
• The original "mass" transforms - Rather than being conserved unchanged, mass-energy transforms through the cycle

So while the statement "regardless of iterations the original mass should hold" seems intuitively true based on classical physics, in the context of Penrose CCC, the concept of mass conservation takes on a different meaning through the process of conformal rescaling and information preservation.

Aeons and the Metaverse Concept

The idea of multiple aeons forming a metaverse is consistent with Penrose's CCC:

The Cyclic Metaverse of Aeons

In this framework, each aeon is a separate universe with its own physical laws and constants, but all are connected through the conformal boundary transition. This creates a metaverse - a multiverse of sequentially connected universes.

The conservation principle operates at the metaverse level rather than within individual aeons, with information being preserved across the cyclic transitions.

Important Considerations

When considering mass conservation in CCC, several important points should be noted:

• CCC remains a speculative theory without definitive experimental evidence
• The concept of mass conservation in general relativity is more complex than in classical physics
• Penrose's model focuses on conformal geometry rather than traditional conservation laws
• The transformation of mass to energy via black hole evaporation changes the conservation equation
• CCC addresses the low-entropy problem rather than strictly maintaining mass conservation

Therefore, while the idea that "original mass should hold" across aeons is appealing from a classical perspective, Penrose's model operates on different principles where information preservation takes precedence over strict mass conservation.

The relationship between mass conservation and cyclic cosmology models remains an active area of theoretical research.