Thread: Is the universe accelerating or decelerating?
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Old 18-May-2004, 04:10 AM
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Default Re: Is the universe accelerating or decelerating?
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Originally Posted by Sam5
I’m constantly amazed that when I drive to New York, the space between me and New York shrinks. And when I drive home, the space expands. This is some mysterious part of “relativity” that I’m still trying to understand. Hopefully, a thorough Google search will explain it all to me.
Actually a really good explanation of this (among many other ideas) can be found in The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene.