since pi is a a circle's circumference and a number that is neverending and mathematically goes on endlessly, doesn't that prove with math that our universe is some type of endless circle?
2007-12-01 06:37:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
pi is just a number, it is not a measure of circumference. Circumference of a circle is 2*pi*radius. The universe could be neverending, we dont know yet..but you could be on to something here...maybe you should try to look into this more. Math is probably gonna be the way scientist crack this mystery.
2007-12-01 06:43:38 · answer #1 · answered by Brian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pi is not a circle's circumference. It is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
Your logic makes no sense. You begin talking about circles, then you make general conclusions about the entire universe. How does a concept that applies specifically to circles also apply to the rest of the universe? You failed to connect these two ideas with any kind of coherent logic.
2007-12-01 14:45:44 · answer #2 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question is a non-sequitur (Latin for "it does not follow"). To establish your premise you need to show that there is some direct link between the size of shape of the universe and pi. Without such linkage, you can only offer a conjecture.
The problem is that the conjecture is not consistent with other scientific beliefs that believe the universe has a specific size.
2007-12-01 15:07:28 · answer #3 · answered by The_Doc_Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually pi is only the ratio of a cirles circumference and is dependent on the diameter of a cirle to find said circumference thus it is not neverending so ... the answer to your question is no.. our universe is not mathamatically endless :-)
2007-12-01 15:11:47 · answer #4 · answered by one_nten 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's better to characterize pi not as never-ending but as never precisely determinable by use of our decimal system. I don't think it proves anything about the structure of the universe, except perhaps that our system of quantity representation is at least not perfect attuned to the way ratios represent themselves in the real world.
2007-12-01 14:41:23 · answer #5 · answered by JP 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How do you know that the universe is a circle? The universe is always increasing in size, and new planets are being made. the universe, accordingly, is cyclic. In our universe, entropy is also increasing as the universe grows larger.
2007-12-01 14:44:43 · answer #6 · answered by Krystal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋