Is infinity, as far as it can be perceived in a physical sense, cyclic?

Question

Is the nature of the infinity especially as applies to the universe as one extends greater distances cyclic or spherical in nature the same way that if you went around the earth you would come back to the same location(not the exact location as far as space time but physically on earth)?

Answer 1

It's a fascinating question, since we know the approximate boundaries of the universe (and, by extension, the approximate boundaries of the multiiverse):

Many regard "outer space" as an infinite void, but it has known dimensional limits; what, then, is beyond?

If the universe really is expanding, then into what is it expanding? What do we call the void that is beyond space, and are there any dimensional limits to that void?

Your question suggests that we may be in a sort of torroid, chasing a slug of nothingness that may be of infinitesimal volume; however, this does not comport with commonly-accepted cosmological theories.

Unfortunately, there is no consensus among scientists regarding the number of dimensions (10 or 11), and there is not even agreement among scientists regarding the properties of the commonly-recognized dimensions.

For at least the foreseeable future (no, I'm not poking fun), the answer to your question can be found only in philosophy -- which pretty much means that, whatever you believe is the answer, that is the answer (at least it is for you).

Answer 2

there is absolutely nothing you can percieve in a physical sense about infinity. but i suppose as long as you recognise the shortcomings of any analogous metaphor you want to make then one should be as good as another. it is probably just as accurate for me to say that infinity is like french fried potatoes.

there are certainly lots of circles in the universe, but it's a bit of an illusion, too. if you start in Boston and go all the way around the world until you are in Boston again, you are not really in the same place as before. lots of other locations and parameters have changed. the Earth has moved. the sun has moved. the Andromeda galaxy has moved.

Answer 3

I have a container that I keep filling with photons.The amount of photons in the container increases daily.But you still have the outside of the container.This would be a bounded infinity.You could travel round the universe sphere and return.(note:liquid photons)I am also seeing .3333... as reaching a limit in physical reality where the numbers change from 3333 to other numbers.33333...would start to pi.In parallel mirrors I see stream splitting in the depths of the mirrors.It could be RGB.

Answer 4

No. Infinity doesn't imply overlap. A cycle keeps going but only if you count overlap, going to places you've already been. Infinity just goes on and on, possibly with new stuff all the time.

Answer 5

Infinity implies no cycle at all. It extends in one direction. To infinity. QED.

Answer 6

No, infinite is on and on forever. . .