It may be that black holes, or more specifically, the singularities at their centers, actually do something. One could speculate that the infinite mass and energy potential of each singularity in every black hole in our universe is all one "singularity" in another dimension and that this collosal energy can or may already have started a "big bang" in a 10 dimensional shard of space (11 when you include time). That little sliver of false vaccuum, much smaller than an atomic nucleus, could expand and unfurl into 4 dimensions, but a different 4 dimensions than our universe, and the other 6 dimensions will stay ultra small and determine the string properties of matter in that different universe, thereby creating another universe the same way ours started. We have yet to see evidence of a black hole that has exploded in our universe, and even with Hawking radiation, a black hole would lose so little mass/energy over time it would take longer than the univese is old for a black hole to shed enough mass or energy for it to explode. So we can wonder if that energy/mass can't expand or create another universe, with different physical properties than our own, different basic elements of matter, created from the singularities of our universe. But it's all just wild speculation. The problem is we can't speculate widly enough.
2006-07-14 07:03:33
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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I really don't think the possibility of dimensionality should be explored. Beliefs in dimensions go from 3 to 27... to infinite, and after reading about why the people think that is the way, I really can't seem to find any solid evidence for the belief... The numbers seem to be arbitrary, and unfounded. As for the collapse and expansion... Gravity is both the weakest and the strongest force known to man, seemingly contradictorily, for the same reasons. It is inversely proportional of distance to mass. anyone that plays with exponents knows there is no such thing as zero. Eventually, the longevity of gravity will outlast all other factors in our universe, and the the collapse will once again start. My belief, is one of a yoyo... One day, the cosmos will indeed start to collapse on itself, and over millions of billions of years (considering it's already proven that it is still expanding, at a high rate, and has been for possibly trillions already) the giant masses of stars, and dwarfs, and black holes (I can't believe a theoretical physicist hasn't adress whether black holes are static or not, I don't believe they are...) will come careening toward each other, very possibly faster than the speed of light. At that point, one can easily see how the strong force within a nucleus far outwieghs the power of gravity, and another explosion will occur... then the dinosaurs, then the ice age, then the black age, then the iron... then the taliban and the credit cards... over and over and over and over...
2006-07-14 08:34:17
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answer #2
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answered by rpalm82 2
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I see the universe as an enormous beaded necklace. Eternal time is the string holding it together. Since eternal time had no beginning and will have no end, we cannot relate to it. But each universe is a bead on the string. It has a beginning and, yes, probably falls back into something akin to a black hole. The laws of physics say that matter can be neither created nor destroyed. but it can be changed into energy and vice versa. The "black hole" is energy and will explode to become the next bead. "Less than the blink of an eye" is relative.
2006-07-14 06:58:12
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answer #3
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answered by mollyanna 1
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interesting you used the word cosmos and not chaos
when Carl Sagan wrote the book Cosmos he said we live in a cosmos, an orderly discoverable place not a chaos
I wonder if you and the late Carl Sagan realived this is borrowing big time from a Christian philosophical world view
in any case... no... the universe was not created ex nihilo
the universe was created ex deo
from Him and to Him and through Him are all things
not dimension 48
not the fluidic dimension of those critters Janeway ran into that fought the Borg for a while
not the Ancient of Star Gate SG1
2006-07-15 09:17:58
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answered by Anonymous
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Sounds like the plot from an episode from star trek.
Given that the universe is current expanding there are 3 possible outcomes:
1) It keeps expanding for ever
2) It gradually slows down and in infinite time stops
3) It slows down then reverses and collapses again
Cosmology is always speculative but the current best guess is number 2.
2006-07-14 10:07:32
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answered by m.paley 3
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It is quite possible that a collapsing universe condensed into a stupendica of a black hole, and that this black hole spewed it's contents into this space-time that we now call 'this' universe. A Big 'Crunch' produced the Big 'Bang' - possibly.
It seems that this universe is expanding at an accelerating rate - the reason for this is not yet apparent, but speculations lean towards 'attraction' from the fringes of our universe, to the idea of a repelling force occurring in minute quantities in dark matter, of which our universe in mostly made. This repelling force from dark matter may turn out not to be true.
As the speed of gravity (the speed at which the effects of gravity propagate through free space) is thought to be exactly that of the speed of light, it is difficult to tell exactly what effect this dark matter is having, if any, as it takes so long for the gravity from this dark matter to permeate the vastness of space between the galaxies. For example, if a super black hole does exist in the centre of galaxies, as most now believe, then the effects of gravity from these would take many millions of years to reach the outer regions of these galaxies. This is what is meant by the 'speed' of gravity.
Let's not also forget, that scientists now believe that the speed of light (and gravity) may not be constant, and the effect this may have on our expanding universe is not yet clear. Some scientists believe it may somehow explain the accelerating expansion, as the speed of light that limits the ultimate speed for matter may be changing at the outer regions of this universe, and this light-speed limit may not be changing universally.
Therefore, I think it's important when contemplating the fate of this universe, to take into consideration the amount of matter in this universe, including dark matter, the speed of gravity, and the time it takes for gravity to take hold of matter receding at speeds close to that of light at the 'edges' of our universe.
So to answer your question - yes, although our universe seems to be expanding on an accelerating scale, we mustn't rule out the grip of gravity from black holes, galaxies, interstellar gas, and mostly dark matter, in possibly having enough speed and effect to gradually cease expansion - a kind of shunting gravity-ripple effect, and ultimately bring this universe into a point of singular collapse. And who knows, maybe the whole crazy thing will start all over again!
Ultimately, due to the utter and total destruction involved between incarnations of a/our universe, if indeed that is it's fate, any information or answers gleaned about this type of question, can never be passed onto the next universe created after a crunch. Any intelligent beings in a newly created universe after this, wishing to ask such questions such as your own, would need to start all over again for the answer. Maybe that's the joke ! ?
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2006-07-14 09:14:09
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answer #6
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answered by Bunty Hoven 1
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"...the result of a collapsed black hole from another dimension fuelling a big bang (with no central point) into what is now our dimension/cosmos..."
Could be possible, but there's no observational evidence to support your idea.
"...in the far future our known universe will itself collapse..."
The most recent observational evidence, particularly the COBE and WMAP missions, indicate that our universe is geometrically "flat," meaning that it should expand indefinitely and NOT collapse back on itself.
2006-07-14 07:27:43
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answered by Chug-a-Lug 7
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Current measurements do not point towards a "big crunch" at the end and it appears from what we currently know that it will continue to expand forever.
Where it may have all come from is a very interesting subject that is THE topic studied by the smartest people on earth. The current theory is called the M-Theory and is a variation of "superstring" theory. You should google it and learn a bit about it. It is stranger than strange and simply learning about what we already know is rather mind-blowing.
2006-07-14 06:40:49
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answered by sam21462 5
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Not really. The expansion of the universe is too fast to fall back into a big crunch due to gravity.
I tend to lean toward the M-theory explanation, check it out on Wikipedia if you're interested.
2006-07-14 06:36:39
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answered by MeteoMike 2
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hey hey.. calm down.. and how can u think that it is the result of a collapsed black hole from another dimension???
and what is that dimension?? and y do think its fueling big bang even though big bang is over before many billion years??
and what made u to get into that assumptions??
2006-07-14 06:38:25
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answer #10
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answered by Prakash 4
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