TL:DR; despite the title, mostly the theory challenges inflation (which itself was originally partly an attempt to answer predictive flaws with earlier cyclic theories) - the big bang itself is countered in so far as a "single point" state is not required.
With this continuous (eternal?) contraction and expansion, I'm reminded eerily of a heart beating, or something breathing...
With this continuous (eternal?) contraction and expansion, I'm reminded eerily of a heart beating, or something breathing...