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Originally Posted by michellemfry Hi Dustin, you're doing some deep thinking on this one, I can tell. Could dark matter be considered a candidate for the empty set along with the vacuum?
I know it produces gravitational effects, but all attempts to understand dark matter have been futile. It doesn't seem to be anywhere or be anything. Just wanted your opinion on this one. You've done such good things with this thread. |
[I'm not an expert on dark matter and the vacuum so you'll have to bear with my limited view on the subject] I would have to say that dark matter could not be a member of the empty set because even though we can't perceive it we can measure (perceive) it's effects. So something is there, we just don't have the skill to "see" it yet. In order for it to be a candidate for the empty set it would have to have no effect at all. In addition, nothing could affect it.