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Since gravity is the fabric of space-time continuum there is much work for matter to do.

2007-12-19 14:07:07 · 3 answers · asked by Steve R 1 in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

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I don't know what the eternal part would mean, but essentially, you are describing heat death. As the Universe expands and matter decays, it will become so thin that all potential for interaction is lost. That would be if there isn't enough mass for it to collapse. That end wouldn't be an eternity away, but long enough that it might as well be.

2007-12-19 14:14:00 · answer #1 · answered by Brant 7 · 0 0

The universe can't be infinite,or it would just expand fore ever into maximum entropy.
It just doesn't make sense.
The universe has a beginning and an end,when it reaches it's maximum size it will go out of existence.
It's an incident that happens once,runs it's course,goes out of existence and never occurs again.

2007-12-20 08:16:29 · answer #2 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0 0

Another reason to support the big bang theory, or something similar.

Steady state within our 3d universe doesn't really work for exactly that reason, not to mention that it does not answer the question: why did it have to exist and how did it come about.

Nice question.

2007-12-19 14:16:50 · answer #3 · answered by Quadrillian 7 · 0 0

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