Briefly explain how the universe can be finite yet have no center ...

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Briefly explain how the universe can be finite yet have no center and no edges.
 
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Question 2

The one theory of the early universe before the Recombination Epoch and after the Planck Epoch that was developed to resolve a conflict between observation and theory is
 
  A) the Grand Unified Theory.
  B) the theory of inflation.
  C) the theory of nucleosynthesis.
  D) the theory of recombination.
  E) the quantum quark theory.

[jaygar71]

Answer to Question 1

By analogy to Earth's surface, the universe might have a spherical geometry. Just as there is no center to the Earth's surface (e.g., New York is no more central than any other place), the universe would have no center. Just as there is no edge where ships fall off, the universe would have no edge.

Answer to Question 2

B

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[mammy1697]

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