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Finally, on the 'Bouncing-Universe': This ancient Hindu notion has pervaded much of modern philosophy, but it no longer has any real weight in science research, other than possibly as wishing thinking and longing for 'the good old days'... :^).  There was a research satellite named COBE (published in 1992), which provided 2 major findings in cosmology.  The most important one for this issue is it showed definitively that the universe as a whole is a "perfect black-body radiator".  These accuracy of the measurements leading to this finding have since been greatly enhanced, and strongly confirmed this finding:  The universe as a whole radiates all it's energy (100%). Do a little mechanics analysis and you realize- There's no energy left over to provide a so-called 'bounce'.

Finally, on the 'Bouncing-Universe': This ancient Hindu notion has pervaded much of modern philosophy, but it no longer has any real weight in science research, other than possibly as wishing thinking and longing for 'the good old days'... :^).  There was a research satellite named COBE (published in 1992), which provided 2 major findings in cosmology.  The most important one for this issue is it showed definitively that the universe as a whole is a "perfect black-body radiator".  These accuracy of the measurements leading to this finding have since been greatly enhanced, and strongly confirmed this finding:  The universe as a whole radiates all it's energy (100%). Do a little mechanics analysis and you realize- There's no energy left over to provide a so-called 'bounce'.

Additionally, it is now known that not only is universe expanding, but that it's ''rate'' of expansion is '''increasing'''.  If gravitational braking alone was the only action taking place, you would expect a ''decrease'' in it's rate, not an ''increase''.  And, even accounting for Dark Matter, the universe is ''far'' short of the critical mass-density required to gravitationally halt it's expansion, even if Dark Energy wasn't in fact the dominant factor.

Additionally, it is now known that not only is universe expanding, but that it's ''rate'' of expansion is '''increasing'''.  If gravitational braking alone was the only action taking place, you would expect a ''decrease'' in it's rate, not an ''increase''.  And, even accounting for Dark Matter, the universe is ''far'' short of the critical mass-density required to gravitationally halt it's expansion, even if Dark Energy wasn't in fact the dominant factor, as it is now known to be.

--[[User:Knowthetruth|Knowthetruth]] 18:00, 8 March 2007 (EST)

--[[User:Knowthetruth|Knowthetruth]] 18:00, 8 March 2007 (EST)