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Post by leonardo on Dec 22, 2004 20:19:25 GMT
Every since I was in my late teens this question has always intrigued me. It may have some Masonic content, I just don’t know. But I found this site that may provide the answer. It starts off with this question: "I am very confused about things my science book says about the expanding universe. Every book I have seen has defined the universe as "everything". If the universe is expanding what is it expanding into? It would have to expand into even more universe. I understand that the red spectra indicates that things are moving away from us but that is drifting not expanding, right? If you could help me to understand this, it would be appreciated. Thank you for your time." What is the universe expanding into?
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Post by bod on Dec 22, 2004 22:11:22 GMT
It''s all relative.... ;D ;D
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Post by leonardo on Dec 22, 2004 22:14:03 GMT
It''s all relative.... ;D ;D Old Einstein would be proud of ya ;D
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Post by bod on Dec 22, 2004 22:39:04 GMT
Incidentally he is my favourite scientist of all time - it's one of his quotes on my sig.
Another of his that I like is 'I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.'
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Post by Jumile on Dec 23, 2004 1:42:40 GMT
It''s all relative.... ;D ;D Just like Norfolk?
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Post by Jumile on Dec 23, 2004 1:58:47 GMT
Thinking back to my days of university physics, I'd always regarded this question to be a little like the misunderstanding of infinity, and to use a common example: "Infinity plus 1". It is more correctly exemplarised by the science student's song, "Infinity bottles of beer on the wall. Take one down, pass it around. Infinity bottles of beer on the wall..."
My understanding is that the universe isn't expanding: its contents are simply moving outward from a central point, hence the red shift. So I guess you could say the volume that its contents occupy are expanding, which is not the same thing. This assumes, of course, that there are finite galaxies and matter. (Don't you love assumptions?)
Interestingly, I read an article recently that believes the red shift is decreasing which, in turn, means that the rate of separation is decreasing. If this is the case, then everything will eventually stop and - assuming there isn't some kind of lagrange point or stasis achieved - then everything will likely begin collapsing back inwards (blue shift) and approach the Big Crunch.
Interesting, I thought. ;D
Anyway, it's 2am and I have an meeting in London tomorrow. Time for some sleeps!
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Post by whistler on Dec 23, 2004 3:19:33 GMT
It it the Universe or are the contents of the universe is expanding, then maybe the Universe is nor expanding just its contents shifting around - rock and Rolling through space Chaos ...
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