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Join Date: Oct 2007 Rep Power: 12 | Has observing the universe sealed its fate? -
11-21-2007, 11:27 PM
Laurence Krauss appears to think so, according to this article in NewScientist. Now, for anyone who doesn't know, NS, which used to be a good, scientific publication, has degenerated somewhat and will now publish more or less anything. Even it agree that this idea is contraversial, so these links should be read with that warning in mind! Still, here's a quote:
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...by making this observation in 1998 we may have caused the universe to revert to a state similar to early in its history, when it was more likely to end. "Incredible as it seems, our detection of the dark energy may have reduced the life-expectancy of the universe," says Krauss.
| The full article can be found here, and another related news article here.
~neutralino If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been much of a day - John A. Wheeler. |
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