The Geometric Shape of the Universe


	The Geometric Shape of the Universe

Mohir

8-31-2007 10:27 AM

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universe, physics, astrophysics

Mohir says:

Once the earth was flat,
And now the Universe ?

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8-31-2007 3:53 PM

Nefer

The universe is flat or A universe is flat? Maybe they stack....

9-1-2007 10:54 AM

tungtnguyen

from what i see in this universe...SPHERICAL seem to be the most dominant shape. a flat universe is just too... FLAT. a SADDLE shape universe??? .......nah!!!

9-1-2007 11:12 AM

syncopath

“We now know that the universe is flat

with only a 2% margin of error.”

wonder, 2what shape we might reach, with these only 2% margin of error, if these percentage is greater than the critical density needed in order to know a universe 4 what it is .. ! ..

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