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Does the current acceleration of universe imply that our universe is open?

Does the current acceleration of universe imply that our universe is open? If the universe is closed, from the Friedmann's equation, the acceleration of universe wouldn't be possible, would it be? (Of ...
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Questions about the Jeans length

I have a couple of questions about the Jeans length. Suppose the universe has a homogeneous energy density, except there's a spherical region that is overdense. I understand that if the region is ...
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Non-isolated universe and arrow of space

Could you please help me to understand two statements in physics: 1) Universe by definition is an isolated system. But universe expands, space pours into universe, space (vacuum) has zero-point ...
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Shrink where mass is present theory

This is a philosophical question first and foremost. Let's pretend that space is static e.g. it has a finite size. Let's assume that there are two bodies for example two solid spheres. Now if space ...
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parallel universe- are there an infinite amount of universes?

Parallel universe: in every universe, you are presented with a different decision. Does that mean there are an infinite amount of parallel universes? I.e., if in one universe I choose to go left, I am ...
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Finite amount of matter and space

(Please bear with me.) If the universe included multi-universes, and black holes transferred matter between them, AND yet there was a large, but FINITE amount of matter and space, How would that ...
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If the universe is infinite, shouldn't I already have been contacted by a time and space travelling doppelgänger?

If the universe is infinite, by virtue of chance it means that every possible configuration of matter must exist somewhere (according to this documentary). Therefore, if we accept that the universe ...
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In the αβγ cosmology paper, how do the authors assume the integral of density over time in the early universe?

In the famous Alpher-Bethe-Gamow paper, the authors say: "it is necessary to assume the integral of $\sigma_n dt$ during the building-up period is equal to $5 \times 10^4 \frac{\text{g ...
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Total positive charge in the Universe

In their last homework, some of my students miscalculated a charge to be $10^{20}$ C over a squared meter and I was wondering if there was as much positive charges in the entire Universe. It would do ...
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Why does $H_2$ form on such a long time scale?

If we were trying to figure out the time scale for a gas-phase reaction between two hydrogen atoms in a molecular cloud (which has density $~10^4/$cm$^3$), apparently the reaction would happen on a ...
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Flung out of the galaxy

I watched a video by Dr. Michio Kaku, in which he states a theory about Dark Matter. This theory says that Dark Matter could be just ordinary matter from another parallel universe, which would be ...