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    What is the shape of the universe?

    Question #2609. Asked by mikey. (May 17 00 9:27 PM)


    Thiv

    		If we believe the 'big bang theory', it is spherical, expanding equally in all directions.

    May 18 00, 4:41 AM
    JSBach

    		No, if we believe the current Big Bang theory it is flattish (like a gigantic flying saucer) and expanding, but more on a horizontal plane than along the vertical axis...

    May 18 00, 12:09 PM
    MonkeyOnALeash

    		Saddle according to Steven Hawking.

    http://web.uvic.ca/~jtwong/Hartle-Hawking.htm

    Donut, Flat and Spherical according to others.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_of_the_universe#Local_geometries

    Nov 22 07, 6:12 PM

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