In an unprecedented step, researchers crafted a detailed model compatible with the universe’s accelerated expansion.
The universe may be vast, but researchers have multiple points of evidence that reveal its shape.
The geometry of spacetime forms the very foundation of modern gravitational theory, where the elegant interplay between curvature and matter is described by Einstein’s field equations. In this ...
John Etnyre receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the Elaine M. Hubbard Distinguished Faculty Award When you look at your surrounding environment, it might seem like you’re living ...
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The ultimate theory of the shape of the universe (the infinity pringle)
The universe follows strict rules, until observations suggest something doesn’t quite add up. Galaxy rotation, expansion ...
The following is an excerpt from The Gravity of Math: How Geometry Rules the Universe by Steve Nadis and Shing-Tung Yau. Copyright 2024. Available from Basic Books ...
Is the universe infinite, Aristotle asked in 350 BCE, “or is this an impossibility? The decision … is … all-important to our search for the truth.” The Greek ...
The universe may seem shapeless because it is so vast, but it does have a form that astronomers can observe. So, what is it shaped like? Physicists think the universe is flat. Several lines of ...
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