The other bit of fun for 2014 was to finish a thought experiment (the longest thus far: ~1984-2014); coming to a conclusion about the shape of the shape of the universe, and how this could be used to imagine the next contractionary cycle; and perhaps, in time, point the way for far-imagined journeys.<\/p>\n

The conclusion? The universe is expanding inwards. Perhaps this might be named “the Mobius Universe”? I made a testing puzzle about this: [link<\/span>]<\/a> and there’s a new note here [link<\/span>]<\/a>.**<\/p>\n

The strange thing about constructions like this is that you must look away to observe it. We talk of “the mind’s eye” – This is the imagination’s<\/em> eye. This is a way to solve many sorts of hard problems. Find imaginative-mind-play time. What you are tussling with, put aside. Accomplish tasks entirely different. Find the focus by looking away. Come back refreshed to tackle it again. Every refresh invites a new perspective. Every leaving gets you farther.<\/p>\n

Recharge recharges clarity.<\/p>\n

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** Original 05Oct2021 version<\/a><\/span> (without “Mobius Universe” title)<\/h6>\n

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May2024 Update #1:<\/span> This topological construct of the universe appears to be similar recent formal work by cosmologists: https:\/\/physics.aps.org\/articles\/v17\/74<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n

May2024 Update #2<\/span>:<\/strong> Whilst reading a beautifully profound article by Ben Zweibelson, PhD. [Breaking the Newtonian fetish]<\/a><\/span> I got to thinking about tori (or toruses) again, as it is hard to explain the hard-to-imagine construct.  Here are two articles  [Link #1<\/span>]<\/a> [Link #2<\/a><\/span>] by Mark L. Irons (a Portland scholar who has passed away).<\/p>\n

New Ideas to Describe Topology of the Universe:<\/span> This delving got me imagining that perhaps it could be called a “Klein bottle”<\/a><\/span>, but that’s not right. It’s more of a Mobius torus<\/span><\/a> with amorphous (gassy) ever-expanding surfaces<\/span> – maybe we could call this construct “Mobius Torus Flows<\/span>” aka “Morflows<\/span>” (good pun there!), “Klein flows<\/span>” or “Klein clouds”<\/span>?.<\/p>\n

Maybe this offers a way to make the leap to living Eine (klein)e Nachtmusik? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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