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Originally Posted by Profpat  Hi Frederick; Here are some thoughts regarding universal spin from another site;  Does the Universe Spin?
Everything in the Universe spins, from atoms to galaxies. Planets, stars, black holes, etc. It would explain why everything spins, if it were an inate quality of the Universe as a whole. It might explain the acceleration of the expansion of the Universe too.
Any thoughts?  Re: Does the Universe Spin?
As I understand it, most of the spinning structures you mentioned do so because the momentum is consered and concentrated as things contract.
The "ice skater" effect.
For the Universe, you would expect the opposite effect, as any rotational momentum would be dissapated by expansin, to the point where local gravitational (and other stochastic) effects would overwhelm it. Re: Does the Universe Spin?
Spinning in relation to what? A spinning universe also implies that there is a center to the rotation and unless our observations of redshift are completely wrong and the universe is, in fact, rotating, the Earth would, actually, be the center of the universe. Highly unlikely. Re: Does the Universe Spin? Spinning in relation to what?
Yes, good point that even a layman like me can understand.
For the Universe to "spin," there would have to be something outside whatever boundaries it may have, as a point of reference wouldn't there? Ie, not just a load of complete "nothingness." |
Thank you for these further insights, Pat. I do not know if I should agree or not with all conclusions (for instance, concluding that earth must then be the center because the spin does not show up in that what we can register, does not make sense when it is not measurable as specific information).
As far as the imbalance of matter and anti-matter is concerned, I would say that this imbalance points to a spinning universe. And if not a spinning, then at least a moving universe. However, since our universe' boundaries are all not that clear, it is difficult to capture this concept well in a direct way, only indirectly. We know for certain it is expanding yet it may also be moving one-directionally and/or spinning.
However, this is a limb I am not deeply interested in, just mentioned it in light of your initial set up.