mmonaco27

Oh, thanks - I shouldn't have been so careless. At least my theoretical end of the universe is a bit further off now.

Hey guys - first post and certainly not last. I recently read The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene and I was thinking about the relationship he was discussing about the 2 methods of measuring radius (high energy vs low energy) and how a radius of R would have equal meaning to a radius of 1/R. I started wondering if when the universe reaches a radius of 1.616e34 meters (the inverse of Planck length) might that be the moment a big bang for the next universe occur? (I wanted to look into it more but I was having trouble finding the numbers on the radius of the current universe. The numbers I found were of the visible universe and centered around us. Is there a pinpointed center of the universe and a radius to accompany it?) What are some thoughts on this? I suppose most people either believe the universe will expand forever, contract at some point (possibly at 1.616e34 metes), or simply cease as we know it at some point. Or the universe is not the shape we think it is and those theories don't have meaning. Anyway, looking forward to getting flamed on my posts in this community!