The universe from nothing-some mathematically logical thoughts on why the universe exists

To say one can give a mathematical or logical explanation for why the universe exists will no doubt sound preposterous. Nonetheless, it indeed would be a dream come true for physicists, mathematicians, and cosmologists. This article gives possibly the only logical, albeit mathematical, explanation from first principles on why the universe exists. The reasoning is based on the fact that our universe, when viewed logically, is such that any time interval may be reduced to an infinitesimal, which in the end may be said to be nothing. Hence, when the Space in which this thing exists is also infinitesimal, ending in nothing, then it is more assuredly nothing. This might resemble an oxymoron and be quite unbelievable, but this is not so when it is realized that it being infinitesimal in space-time means it can remain in any one place only an infinitesimal period of time, and so, as explained in the article, its corollary is one of infinitely fast movements, giving the illusion of omnipresence. Based on this concept, I have deduced that it may be possible for this infinitesimal by its compelling presence in a vast void of nothing to make continually our universe, through Planck-length strings or membranes. The thoughts advanced seem quite irrefutable once it is acknowledged that it is mathematically logical. Moreover, theories like the membrane, with its concept of around 1.6 x 10(-35) m-length membranes, making each and everything, and the inflationary, with its concept of the universe exploding from less than a milligram of mass of stupendous density, appear to support such a concept, which, in turn, gives these theories the long-sought-after logical explanation from first principles. The concept calls for infinitely fast movements. However, it does not dispute Einstein's theory of relativity, because this infinitesimal that tends to nothing moves about on quite another plane. Hence, a separate section has been devoted to examining their distinctness. (C) 2012 Physics Essays Publication. [DOI: 10.4006/0836-1398-25.4.514]