Given that the limits of the finite universe has only been expanding since the big bang?
2006-08-12 22:49:15 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
That question makes no sense.
2006-08-12 22:54:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When one puts two mirrors in front of another, there seams to be an over lapping reflection, maybe into infinity. If at the moment of alining the two mirrors, the reflections take time to reflect back and forth into infinity, what would be a formula to describe this?
Unfortunately, the light will not reflect back and forth forever as each reflection absorbs an amount of light. I remember being in an entranceway of an office building that had mirrors on all walls. As I looked at my reflections in one mirror, they repeated for what seemed like at least one hundred reflections, but eventually they faded away into darkness.
2006-08-13 00:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it seems you are asking "can we conceive of spatial infinity, even though the universe itself might be finite?" The apparent hall of mirrors in the parallel mirror effect is not really space. You can't get inside it. But as a mental picture it seems to go on as long as you might want it to. There is never any last reflection.
2006-08-13 00:12:26 · answer #3 · answered by Benjamin N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no because the reflection ceases in the centre. the atoms causing the reflection are finite (on the surface) and cease to reflect at the ultimate junction.
similar to the paper cannot be folded in half more than 10 times as the fibres wont allow it.
2006-08-12 22:56:07 · answer #4 · answered by hmmmmmmanna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess they might be able to, but we will never know because to expose it to any other light or stick your head in between the mirrors would get in the way of the reflection.
2006-08-13 02:11:47 · answer #5 · answered by metaphysics1221 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not the "mirrors" that are reflecting it is the "Energy" or light source. So as long as there is "energy" (light source) the mirrors will reflect into infinity.
2014-02-19 18:21:20 · answer #6 · answered by josiah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the number of reflections are related to the speed of light and their distance apart, it would take an infinite amount of time for them to do that.
2006-08-13 01:32:55 · answer #7 · answered by rumplestiltskin12357 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory yes, in reality no because we can't make precise enough mirrors, the light is asborbed into the surface, thats why the image darkens as it appears further away
2006-08-12 22:56:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
two mirrors might be able to do that if the quality of the mirrors was possible and maybe it is we just can not see it with the naked eye
the quality of the mirror is the factor I think
2006-08-12 22:56:57 · answer #9 · answered by Paul G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because the energy of the light particles would diminish eventually.
2006-08-12 22:54:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-12 22:53:41 · answer #11 · answered by rice riceissonice 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋