Answer by Andrew Steane for Is the universe finite or infinite?
If the universe were spatially of finite and not too large volume then we could, in principle, discover this by observations in the future. For example, there might be evidence of light setting off in...
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Although the general theoretical description of the Universe is given by Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric, and although it allows the Universe to be both finite (closed) and infinite...
View ArticleAnswer by Atom Particle for Is the universe finite or infinite?
The universe cannot be infinite because everything has a limit and infinity is not apllied to stuff which is real
View ArticleAnswer by Suzan Cioc for Is the universe finite or infinite?
Nobody knows. But most probable theory says it is infinite. UPDATEThe general theoretical description of Universe is given by Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric. This metric allows Universe to...
View ArticleAnswer by Ron Maimon for Is the universe finite or infinite?
There is always the problem when answering this question that General Relativity, naively interpreted, allows you to speak about the part of the universe which is not observable from our vantage point,...
View ArticleAnswer by John Rennie for Is the universe finite or infinite?
It's impossible to know whether the universe if finite or infinite because we'll never be able to see it all. Note that genneth says "and for simplicity the universe is infinite", and this is the key...
View ArticleAnswer by genneth for Is the universe finite or infinite?
The current, widely accepted model for cosmology is $\lambda$-CDM. The universe appears (exactly) flat, and for simplicity the universe is infinite. Note that we distinguish between the observable...
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I thought the universe was finite, but then I read this:How can something finite become infinite?And they seem to assume it is infinite. So which is it?
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