CDommunist [they/them, comrade/them] to chapotraphouse • 7 months agoIS THE UNIVERSE INFINITE OR FINITEimagemessage-square52 fedilinkarrow-up153
arrow-up153imageIS THE UNIVERSE INFINITE OR FINITECDommunist [they/them, comrade/them] to chapotraphouse • 7 months agomessage-square52 Commentsfedilink
minus-squaremathemachristian [he/him]hexbear7·7 months agoIs a circle infinite or finite? How about a ball? link
minus-squarepuff [comrade/them]hexbear4·7 months agoA circle has finite surface area. A sphere has finite volume and finite surface area. link
minus-squaremathemachristian [he/him]hexbear3·edit-27 months agoBut 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. link
minus-squarepuff [comrade/them]hexbear1·7 months agoCurrent best measurements suggest we live in flat space. link
minus-squaremathemachristian [he/him]hexbear2·7 months agoIs the toroidial thing debunked? I read about it some time ago but didn't dive into it too much link
minus-squarepuff [comrade/them]hexbear2·7 months agoThere's no evidence for it, if that's what you mean link
minus-squaremathemachristian [he/him]hexbear1·7 months agoAh I thought there was, thanks for setting that straight link
Is a circle infinite or finite? How about a ball?
A circle has finite surface area. A sphere has finite volume and finite surface area.
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.
Current best measurements suggest we live in flat space.
Is the toroidial thing debunked? I read about it some time ago but didn't dive into it too much
There's no evidence for it, if that's what you mean
Ah I thought there was, thanks for setting that straight