Understanding the shape of the universe is notoriously difficult. When it comes to local geometry, scientists are relatively certain that the observable universe is flat—or, at least nearly flat. But experts are far less certain of the universe’s overall global topology, and to this day, we still don't know for sure if the universe is infinite or finite, taking on a torus (a.k.a. donut) shape during the quantum processes of the Big Bang.
21 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 17 May
Eventually, stating that we live in one topological universe as opposed to another will require some sort of observational evidence. So, the team said it’s now looking into ways to discover a kind of “topological fingerprint” in CMB data to support certain theories.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 17 May
oh man, the flat earthers will have a field day with this one.
They believe in the stars, right?
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