pocket universe

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pocket universe

is it true that there is a poket universe the size of an atom?
like if someone shrunk to that size(even though its not possible)
if they shrink to the size smaller than an atom you find your self in a pocket universe?

King Kandy Senior Member

...why is this in philosophy? And as far as I can tell this only science fiction.

inimalist Junior Member

no, this is not true

Symmetric Chaos Fractal King

There was an old philosophical argument (but not a scientific one) that said each atom was a miniature solar system with the nucleus as a star and the electrons as planets. That was trivial to disprove at the time and total gibberish now.

dadudemon Senior Member
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
There was an old philosophical argument (but not a scientific one) that said each atom was a miniature solar system with the nucleus as a star and the electrons as planets. That was trivial to disprove at the time and total gibberish now.

That idea showed up in Animal House during the "smoke weed with the professor" scene.

Mindship Snap out of it.

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
is it true that there is a poket universe the size of an atom?
like if someone shrunk to that size(even though its not possible)
if they shrink to the size smaller than an atom you find your self in a pocket universe?

“There is an idea – strange, haunting, evocative – one of the most exquisite conjectures in science or religion. It is entirely undemonstrated; it may never be proved. But it stirs the blood. There is, we are told, an infinite hierarchy of universes, so that an elementary particle, such as an electron, in our universe, would if penetrated, reveal itself to be an entire closed universe. Within it, organized into the local equivalent of galaxies and smaller structures, an immense number of other, much tinier elementary particles, which are themselves universes at the next level, and so on forever – an infinite downward regression, universes within universes endlessly. And upward as well. Our familiar universe of galaxies and stars, planets and people, would be a single elementary particle in the next universe up, the first step of another infinite regress.”

-- Carl Sagan, "Cosmos"

On the other hand...

"Pocket universes are a type of very small parallel universe sometimes found in science fiction and fantasy. They are sometimes "attached" to a larger parent universe, making them literally pockets of space, but this is not a necessary feature and the name generally just refers to their small size. Small size can be a relative and subjective thing, however; some pocket universes are large enough to contain entire solar systems."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_universe

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Digi Forum Leader

Big C, weren't you purporting to be studying physics in college just a few days ago over in the religion forum? Or am I thinking of someone else?

Symmetric Chaos Fractal King
Originally posted by Digi
Big C, weren't you purporting to be studying physics in college just a few days ago over in the religion forum? Or am I thinking of someone else?

He claims to be an astronomy student but also thinks that each galaxy was created in its own Big Bang . . .

Colossus-Big C Restricted

Originally posted by Digi
Big C, weren't you purporting to be studying physics in college just a few days ago over in the religion forum? Or am I thinking of someone else?
yea it was me, this is my second month in the course we hardly got into anything yet really.....

Colossus-Big C Restricted

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
He claims to be an astronomy student but also thinks that each galaxy was created in its own Big Bang . . .
i was actually talking about universes each having a big bang

King Kandy Senior Member

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
yea it was me, this is my second month in the course we hardly got into anything yet really.....

lol then maybe you shouldn't act like it gives you credentials...

Mindship Snap out of it.

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
i was actually talking about universes each having a big bang
chaotic inflation?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaotic_inflation

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Digi Forum Leader

Originally posted by Mindship
chaotic inflation?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaotic_inflation

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Yes, yes. He was talking about exactly this all along.

All. Along.

uhuh

Mindship Snap out of it.

Originally posted by Digi
Yes, yes. He was talking about exactly this all along.

All. Along.

uhuh

...and then he was gone.

Chaotic deflation, perhaps.

Shakyamunison Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

Re: pocket universe

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
is it true that there is a poket universe the size of an atom?
like if someone shrunk to that size(even though its not possible)
if they shrink to the size smaller than an atom you find your self in a pocket universe?

Yes, this one! 😎

inimalist Junior Member

(I can't believe I missed this until now...)

Is that a universe in your pocket....?