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How might the shape of the universe affect its ultimate fate?


   How might the shape of the universe affect its ultimate fate?


  jondabomb
 6/5/09
 

How might the shape of the universe affect its ultimate fate?

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  ignati
 6/5/09
 

If the universe is closed like a sphere, then eventually it will have no further room to expand, and collapse in on itself in a Big Crunch.

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  belanna
 6/5/09
 

If the universe is open, then expansion will continue, accelerating as it is unchecked by gravity, until the universe either experiences a Big Freeze or a Big Rip.

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