Thread: Do we see an increase in density as we look further out in space?
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Old 11-May-2008, 12:05 AM
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The density should increase ... as we are looking back in time to a point when the universe was much more dense.
I see your point, but is that not perception rather than physical reality? the further distance you look the further back in time you see, a time when the universe was much closer and much more dense. In reality wouldn't the expansion of space reduce the density ratio of the most distant universe?
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