Chaos and order in a finite universe
Astrophysics
2018-03-28 v1 chao-dyn
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Chaotic Dynamics
Abstract
All inhabitants of this universe, from galaxies to people, are finite. Yet the universe itself is often assumed to be infinite. If instead the universe is topologically finite, then light and matter can take chaotic paths around the compact geometry. Chaos may lead to ordered features in the distribution of matter throughout space.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9907288,
title = {Chaos and order in a finite universe},
author = {John D. Barrow and Janna Levin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9907288},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
3 pages, contribution to the conference proceedings for ``The Chaotic Universe'', ICRA, Rome