I'm not talking the matter within it, space itself.
2007-10-17 21:25:36 · 8 answers · asked by mesun1408 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
There is no speed limit to the expansion of space itself. Relativity only applies to oridnary matter, not space itself. In fact, there was a brief time in the early Universe that space expanded at a rate faster than the speed of light. This is called the Inflation Theory and has been verified by the uniformity of the Background Microwave Radiation.
2007-10-18 00:50:28 · answer #1 · answered by zi_xin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is space that is expanding it is sure to be affected by gravity as gravity affects all, including the bending of light,slowing of time and the distortion of space which probably slows the expansion down, which all happens on this side of the universe. But on the other side, the side space is expanding into there is,(just guessing here) probably some kind of anti-gravity stretching space.
If we knew all matter on this side we could calculate the pull of gravity and if we knew the forces that produce anti-gravity then possibly we could work out a expansion rate.
2007-10-18 08:01:57 · answer #2 · answered by 00000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The expansion represents a changing shape of the universe, and shape (curvature) is caused by energy. So the speed of expansion is determined by the densities of energy, mass, and dark energy in the universe.
2007-10-18 00:47:30 · answer #3 · answered by ZikZak 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gravity and magnetism slow down the expansion to a point, but magnetism also couses expansion, and the terminal acceleration of the big bang and or the latest explosive expansion makes a maximum speed
also if the rip theory holds true then the weak force is what is keeping things from over over accelerating or else its destroyed and thats limiting expansion and the strong force keeps things from imploding on themselves or nuclear contraction
2007-10-17 21:41:09 · answer #4 · answered by zanzabar4ky7 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The space is defined by the matter within it. As space is absense of matter and the universe is expanding, the what is outisde the universe doesn't exist, but empty space comes into existence when the matter of the universe expands into it.
Please don;t think this is anyway correct as I am basing it my my limited understanding of Stephen HAwkings!
2007-10-17 21:47:14 · answer #5 · answered by Marky 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
According to Einstein, the speed of light,
2007-10-17 21:33:39 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We will never know for to reasons
1.If it doesn't happen then we won't know what the effects would be and
2. If it did it would probably mean th end for us so we still wouldn't know
2007-10-17 21:35:53 · answer #7 · answered by D Bate A Bull 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dunno, but if it's expanding.....what's it expanding into..?
2007-10-17 21:34:01 · answer #8 · answered by ~☆ Petit ♥ Chou ☆~ 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋