On 8/24/2025 6:46 PM, Alan Grayson wrote:
Since a static universe is unstable that just leaves expanding or contracting as plausible states.On Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 5:10:46 PM UTC-6 Brent Meeker wrote: On 8/24/2025 3:41 AM, John Clark wrote:Space expands because, according to Einstein's General Relativity, static equilibrium is unstable, the slightestperturbation will cause space to either expand or contract.Even a big perturbation in the direction of expansion can result in a re-collapse. BrentSo, can we say GR doesn't predict expansion or contraction; just that a static universe is unstable? AG
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