(September 20, 2012 at 7:02 pm)Chuck Wrote:(September 20, 2012 at 6:57 pm)IATIA Wrote: The two main theories are for a flat universe with an edge expanding into ??? and a curved or closed universe with no edge.
Me thinketh thou haveth no clue what is meant by a flat universe.
BTW, I can understand the confusion about the close universe with no edge and the notion of a flat universe with edges slicing like a pizza cutter into something. But just how did you imagine an open hyperbolic ally curved universe curve with no edges?
And if the flat universe has an edge, what is the curvature of the universe at the edge?
I do, but it was supposed to be a quick easy post and this subject is not really quick and easy.
is a better explaination
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