The Archaic Universe: Big Bang, Cosmological Term and the Quantum Origin of Time in Projective Cosmology

This article proposes some cosmological reflections at the qualitative and conjectural level, suggested by the Fantappie & Arcidiacono projective relativity theory. The difference will firstly be discussed between two types of singularity in this theory: geometric (de Sitter horizon) and physical (big bang, big crunch). The reasons for the existence of geometric singularities are deeply rooted in the principle of inertia and in the principle of relativity, while physical singularities are associated with the creation or destruction of matter. In this framework, quantum mechanics is introduced through a particular interpretation of Bohm holomovement. Finally, a possible mechanism is discussed for the genesis of the cosmological term. No form of inflation appears in the scenario described.