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What is the science behind a wave that changes the laws of physics?

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So I remember reading a long time ago about how a theoretical "wave" could exist, as the laws of physics suddenly changed in one place and then this rippled across the universe, basically at the speed of light (keeping in mind that this would most likely destroy everything) and we'd pretty much have no way of knowing.

I wanted to make a story based on this and after extensive research I haven't been able to find any good evidence for that so I'm not sure if I just didn't remember it correctly, or if I dreamt it, but if there's a way to make it physically possible, then that'd be awesome.

I guess my main inspiration kind of is the music video for 2nd Law: Isolated System which, I know, is probably not an accurate representation of what it would look like since people are able to outrun the wave, at least for a short while.

But yes, the bottom line is: what would be the science behind this. Is it possible? And what would cause the shift at the start?

Addendum: I am pretty certain it was completely different from strange matter and strangelets in neutron stars so we're looking for something else, although that could be an interesting basis for multiple stories and, depending on how slowly it would consume the Earth, it could be an explanation for the wave in the video. But still. I'm looking for a laws-of-physics-changing wave.

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