A recent paper by some Stanford physicists has taken a theoretical count of the possible number of universes in a multiverse. Yes I said that correctly! Imagine the whole thing starting as a immensly dense blob of everything, and then inflating like a balloon. As the surface area increases, so the theory goes, universes form in the space.
Is there any evidence for it? No, and there never will be, but the concept is a vital one for materialists who need to find an explanation for our 'just-so' universe. But just in case you are interested, the answer they came up with is 10 to the power of 10 to the power of 7!!!!!!
Well now we know!
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Have you got a link to this paper? Multiverse is one of those concepts that theoreticians come up with and kick around, playing with the maths to develop the concept. Like much theoretical physics, it is totally incomprehensible and counterintuitive to the layman. However, I would hesitate to dismiss it out of hand because weird theoretical concepts have a habit of being brought into the mainstream.
ReplyDeleteA fair point. The link should take you to the paper - let me know if you can translate the maths! C
ReplyDeleteTrying to understand the maths in something like this is a bit like trying to understand the plot of LOST if you arrive at episode 57 - there too much catching up to do! I'll ask my Dad.
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