IS THE UNIVERSE INFINITE OR FINITE (hexbear.net)

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[-] puff@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

A circle has finite surface area. A sphere has finite volume and finite surface area.

[-] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

But you can walk straight for all infinity. That's kind of my point when people talk about an infinite/finite universe they conflate the distance that can be travelled with the surface area/volume of it.

[-] puff@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Current best measurements suggest we live in flat space.

[-] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Is the toroidial thing debunked? I read about it some time ago but didn't dive into it too much

[-] puff@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

There's no evidence for it, if that's what you mean

[-] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Ah I thought there was, thanks for setting that straight

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