Is the Universe As Large As It Can Be?

In this note, we cast doubt on the requirement of spacetime inextendibility; it is not at all clear that our universe is 'as large as it can be.'

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Publicado en:Erkenntnis Vol. 81; no. 6; pp. 1341 - 1345
Autor principal: Manchak, John
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Dec2016
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