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Originally Posted by Natbong00
There's already the model of the 2D sphere curved in 3D space, which assumes no boundaries, although finite matter.
This, although, is not confirmed, and that's the biggest problem atm, lack of technology, all researches indicate the universe is flat BUT can be distorted which takes us back to the 4D diagram, meaning 3D is curved on 4D, so to speak.
In ancient times, we thought the world was flat aswell. As most things later to be found, it's been proven to point towards a cyclical pattern.
And since all is relative, why wouldn't our universe share this same characteristic?  |
It's indeed too early to say that a certain model is *the* model. Who knows what discoveries scientists will make conceirning science we don't even know the existence of.
I find Hawkings theory about the flat universe fascinating. He says that the universe is flat but that it's also warped around mass. That also applies for our earth. But it's soo weak that we can say we live in a flat 'zone'.
For example, the Pythagorean theorem only applies in 'flat triangles'. It doesn't apply if the triangle is on a round object. So there are parts in space where the theorem doesn't apply. But it does apply on earth because earth is nearly flat, as I said before. So that's what I mean that our theories or models don't necessairly also apply to space.
Fascinating isn't it (and I can't explain what I really want to say because I can't explain it in English..)