What is the general shape of the Universe? Also does that shape change over time other than general expansion, as in does it fold in on itself in places for instance?
2007-03-27 10:26:58 · 10 answers · asked by Luis 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I am sorry to be pedantic, but circles and ovals are 2d shapes.
The universe certainly is not like that!
The general assumption would be that of a sphere, the edge being that of the radiation generated by the big bang.
Inside this shape, space/ time is malleable. Never forget that space is distorted by matter.
2007-03-27 13:21:28 · answer #1 · answered by Maria G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-27 17:33:44 · answer #2 · answered by HockeySpazz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The knowable Universe is a sphere 40 billion lightyears in radius. Beyond that is a considerable amount of additional Universe that probably has different physics somewhere way outside this sphere. The overall shape, if it has one, is unknown.
2007-03-27 17:49:09 · answer #3 · answered by cosmo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The universe has no shape, it is still expanding and growing. One would assume in an oval/circle shape away from its central core but no one can be certain for we have yet to reach its outer perimeter.
2007-03-27 18:13:13 · answer #4 · answered by dragongirl_92 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one is really sure, but some theorize that it's shaped like a bell, a horn, and the last I've heard, a donut.
2007-03-27 17:36:55 · answer #5 · answered by Abstract 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WMAP results reveal that the local topology is quite flat.
But is it really flat as a whole, if we could snapshot a picture of the whole thing? Who knows.
We know it's going to expand forever, though.
2007-03-27 21:51:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would theorize the universe is oval and ever changing.
2007-03-27 17:34:46 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the universe has no shape. it is forever expanding outward so it has no defined shape
2007-03-27 17:34:46 · answer #8 · answered by John M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~imamura/209/apr12/topology.html
2007-03-27 17:32:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
round IT doesnt change, but the continents do.
2007-03-27 17:30:24 · answer #10 · answered by Thyiade-Elf of Flaming Torches 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋