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Resolution of a cosmological paradox using concepts from general relativity theory

1986; American Institute of Physics; Volume: 54; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1119/1.14721

ISSN

1943-2909

Autores

Abraham N. Silverman,

Tópico(s)

History and Developments in Astronomy

Resumo

According to the big bang theory, the universe began about 15 billion years ago and has been continually expanding ever since. If certain elementary physical concepts are naively applied to this cosmological theory, it can lead to a paradox in which distant astronomical objects seem to have lain at distances from the Earth larger than the possible size of the universe. The paradox is resolved by using concepts from general relativity theory. These concepts may appear startling to some readers.

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