(May 15, 2014 at 12:07 pm)pocaracas Wrote: Well... I don't think we can say that for sure... all tests we can make are within the framework of the Universe itself.
Some claim there's no space-time "out" of the Universe and hence no quantum foam (If I understand the concept properly). But how can we test that?
Should we assume that there is, in fact, space-time "out" of the Universe? And, of course, with that comes all the quantum foam that an infinity of space can provide, stock full of Universes and all!
PS: I used "out" when I should have used "beyond the scope", but it makes the reading a bit more intuitive.
Quantum foam exists even without space and time. The quantum fluctuations are like tiny flickers of space and sometimes time, although don't ask me to explain how you can have space without time, apparently it's a thing. But yeah, we can't know it for sure, only show the math works and it doesn't contradict the available evidence. The math works for multiple origin scenarios, including the one you've just mentioned.
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