Is there an end to space or can the human kind not get its head around "infinity"?

Question

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Answer 1

Space keeps expanding every minute.  I don't think mankind will ever find the end of space.

Answer 2

Neither, and both.

Consider the surface of a billiard ball.  It has no end, but neither is it infinite.  If you were an atomic sized person on the surface of the ball, you could visit every atom on the surface, and come back to were you started.

But if the ball was expanding at faster than light speed, with the space between atoms growing, then you could never visit  all the atoms.  Eventually you would  find yourself at some atom, with space around you dark, with no hope of ever getting to any other atom, because they are all traveling away  from you at faster than light speed.

The universe is like that, but in more dimensions.

Answer 3

Michael got it dead on!

Infinity is in our heads. Its not a number, its a concept; and it is used frequently in Calculus for infinite series (I have some infinite series problems right next to me now).

And to clarify the the curvature of space... The universe may be infinite or it may be finite. If it is infinite than no matter how far mankind spreads there will always be more stars beyond... the only limit on how far we will go is ourselves and the time we have before all the stars begin to die.

If it is finite than there is still no boundary. If you were to leave Earth in a perfectly straight line you could return to Earth from the other direction. This is what people mean when they say the universe loops around on itself. Another cool tidbit about a finite universe is that it might be possible to see the same galaxy at opposite ends of the universe... we might even be able to see our galaxy in its infancy!

The universe is made up of laws that the human mind finds difficult to understand sometimes due to our limited existence on this floating rock. The only thing you need to do is approach the universe with an open mind.

Answer 4

It ends at what we call the 3rd Heaven.

Answer 5

we don't know if there's an end to space. we know we can't see an end, but this might mean space is curved like a sphere has no edges, or it might mean it goes on forever.

humankind got its head around infinity a while ago, maybe 500 years ago, with the foundations of infinite series, limits and calculus. it's fairly well understood by any undergraduate math student.

the only thing confusing about infinity is when people don't learn about it properly, and think it's actually just a large number. it's a concept, and it's entirely a human invention to describe the continuous world we live in. it's a pretty good invention.

Answer 6

End? Space? You can't say both in the same breath. Yes, that's infinite. (In - finite meaning not finite, no end)

So, Infinity is a concept that is beyond your human reach or understanding.

Answer 7

Infinity only exists for sure in theory, such as in number systems.

Answer 8

The human mind can understand infinity quite easily.  In fact, it doesn't even end at infinity.  Infinity can only be extended to the three spatial dimensions.  Time is also infinite, which means space*time = infinity^2.  This is only the beginning of an infinite series of infinities.  The universe has 15 dimensions.  The first 3 (X,Y,Z) are spatial and equate to a single infinity on the nnumber line.  The next 3 dimensions (T,U,V) are timelike and together are infinite (T, the familiar time dimension, has a lower bound, U has an upper bound, and V is unbounded).  The seventh dimension (W) connects the space and time dimensions to the upper brane dimensions (see Brane Cosmology) and may be finite.  Dimensions 8, 9, and 10 (A, B, C) compose a single infinity and are brane-space dimensions.  Dimension 11 (E) is unique in that it encompasses the virtual superstring upper brane dimensions (A,B,C,I,J,K, and N) and defines the boundaries of our multiverse (E is finite).  Dimensions 12, 13, and 14 (I,J,K) define brain-time coordinates.  I/J time (also known as brane local-time) together comprises an infinite set, and K-time (or brane global-time) is thought to be positively infinite but with a lower boundary.  Dimension 15 (N) is finite in bsp "distance" and is a required coordinate to provide a vector coordinate in brane-plane space.  N is neither spacelike or timelike, and is not well understood, but it appears to be what gives brain cosmology its fractal nature (the motion of branes is represented as vector sums, and they can travel any direction through brane-space, brane-time, or both at the same time.  The intrinsic inertial-moment energy present between the two branes that collided to form our universe is measurable as the CMB).  These 15 dimensions are sufficient to pinpoint any location within our local multiverse (x,y,z,t,u,v, and optionally w for local spacetime, and a,b,c,i,j,k, and optionall n for global (brane) spacetime.  due to the vector-relative inertial-brane principle, it is impossible to know your exact location on the e-dimension, so it is left out, and generally doesn't matter anyway) and provide a minimum of five (5) infinitelets (an infinitelet is a single manifestation of any boundless entity).  So the minimal volume of the multiverse is

((3/2 * PI^2 * (Infinity ^ 2) ^2 * 2 * Infinity) * (N^2 * (W * (2 * (4/3 * PI * (Infinity ^ 2) ^ 3 ) ^ 3))^2))^2 defined by the function of the volume of a 14-dimensional branesphere.  Since the boundaries of the 15th dimension (E) are unknown, E is not included in the equation.  And this is only for our local multiverse!

So don't be afraid of infinity (the proper term is actually infinitelets) because it is only a small piece of the puzzle.  While it can never be proven, scientists and mathematicians agree that there is in all probably an infinitelet of infinitelets, and an infinitelet of those, and so on ad infinitum (pun intended :D)

Answer 9

We don't know if there is an end to space.  If there were, what would be on the other side?  More space.  I've had trouble trying to solve that dilemma since childhood.