Karls48
24-09-2011, 09:31 PM
It is not my intension to create any heated discussions about this subject. I simply ask the question about something that bothers me.
Space – what is it? It seems to be one of the fundamental entities of reality we experience. We, and our surroundings – indeed the whole Universe is made of it. Yet, as far I can gather, we got no clue as what it is.
I’m aware that there exists a mathematical description of “space”. Space \time is one of those constructs. I do have a problem with this. To put it simply – can anyone mathematically describe Teddy Bear., light brown in color, sitting in the armchair and watching TV? Stupid question? Well may be. Comparing to vastness and complexity of universe, it should be easy to solve. I just want to highlight usefulness of mathematics to describe reality.
It is said that space has been CREATED during Big Bang.. It is also said that it is expanding since BB. That seems imply that “space” has been created by conversion of some fundamental state of mater or energy to an other state.
What happen when a Black Hole swallows the star? The mater is compressed by the gravity to singularity, but what does happen to the space that the star occupied and is partly made of? Is the space compressed to singularity as well or does the “space” kind of leak out to surrounding universe? If the space is swallow by BH is the total space in the Universe diminished?
As far I know there was not any practical experiment to manipulate space.
Space – what is it? It seems to be one of the fundamental entities of reality we experience. We, and our surroundings – indeed the whole Universe is made of it. Yet, as far I can gather, we got no clue as what it is.
I’m aware that there exists a mathematical description of “space”. Space \time is one of those constructs. I do have a problem with this. To put it simply – can anyone mathematically describe Teddy Bear., light brown in color, sitting in the armchair and watching TV? Stupid question? Well may be. Comparing to vastness and complexity of universe, it should be easy to solve. I just want to highlight usefulness of mathematics to describe reality.
It is said that space has been CREATED during Big Bang.. It is also said that it is expanding since BB. That seems imply that “space” has been created by conversion of some fundamental state of mater or energy to an other state.
What happen when a Black Hole swallows the star? The mater is compressed by the gravity to singularity, but what does happen to the space that the star occupied and is partly made of? Is the space compressed to singularity as well or does the “space” kind of leak out to surrounding universe? If the space is swallow by BH is the total space in the Universe diminished?
As far I know there was not any practical experiment to manipulate space.