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- From: Terry_Martin@mindlink.bc.ca (Terry Martin)
- Subject: re: infinite universe
- Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
- Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 04:15:20 GMT
- Message-ID: <19409@mindlink.bc.ca>
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- Questions by a non-scientist;
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- a) Can matter and space occupy the same volume simultaneously?
- b) We define the universe in terms of General Relativity and Quantuum
- Mechanics. I understand that these generalized terms describe the observable
- universe on cosmological and sub-atomic levels reasonably well, but are
- incompatible when combined in that they result in a singularity.
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- This implies to me that we can have a universe in which space-time can exist
- in the absence of matter, but not vise versa; matter can not exist in the
- absence of space-time without arriving at the dreaded singularity.
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- If this is true, and we can have a universe which includes space-time but not
- matter, which by definition would also exclude gravity and quantuum
- mechanical effects, in what terms would the universe be described? (I assume
- it would contain energy).
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