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Article #7436Conservation of mass
From: David Hambric
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 21:17
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 21:17
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I must say that my knowledge of physics is not as thorough as I would like it to be, and, perhaps, this topic has already been addressed in physics lectures the world over. Nevertheless, here it goes. According to the law of conservation of mass/energy, all mass/energy that exists has always existed and will always exist, no? Well, I was thinking about the open/closed universe argument and the theory of the Big Bang in light of the law of conservation of mass/energy (CM/E). If the Big Bang is a fact, then according to the law of CM/E the universe has to be closed, and any theory allowing for the concurrent existence of the Big Bang and an open universe is incorrect, or the law of CM/E is incorrect, or at least missing some components, as far as I understand it (which isn't saying much). Are there any arguments/theories providing for the existence of a Big Bang and an open universe? Thank you for your indulgence. David Hambric <dhambric@nas.bitnet>
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