Abstract
Not knowing where we are makes us all a little crazy. Not knowing the borders of our plane of existence makes some of us even crazier. It is foolish to label the borders of our universe, yet it is wise to ponder on that question.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
Without a beginning.
- 2.
Also refers to the serpent on which Vishnu lies.
- 3.
According to Mahabharata, the epic war between good and evil happened at Kurukshetra. Also, the Bhagavad Gita was preached here during the war.
- 4.
An incarnation of Vishnu and he acted as Arjuna’s charioteer during the Kurukshetra war.
- 5.
One of the greatest warriors and a hero in the Mahabharata. The discourse between Krishna and Arjuna is the content of the Bhagavad Gita.
- 6.
Indra is the king of Gods in Hindu mythology
References
A Scientist Takes On Gravity – NYTimes.com (2013). A scientist takes on gravity – NYTimes.com. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/science/13gravity.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0. Accessed 2 Oct 2011.
BBC – Religions – Hinduism: Vishnu. BBC – Homepage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/deities/vishnu.shtml. Accessed 18 Aug 2010.
Exoplanet Orbit Database|Exoplanet Data Explorer. (2013). Exoplanet orbit database|exoplanet data explorer. Available at: http://exoplanets.org/. Accessed 02 July 2013.
Gerlach, E., & Haghighipour, N. (2012). Can GJ 876 host four planets in resonance? Celestial Mechanics, 113, 35.
Haswell, C. A. (2010). Transiting exoplanets. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Edition.
Jorge Luis Borges, 2007. The Book of Sand and Shakespeare’s Memory (Penguin Classics). Edition. Penguin Classics.
Kashlinsky, A., et al. (2008). A measurement of large-scale peculiar velocities of clusters of galaxies: Results and cosmological implications. The Astrophysical Journal. 686, 49–52. Available at: http://iopscience.iop.org/1538-4357/686/2/L49/pdf/1538-4357_686_2_L49.pdf. Accessed 05 June 2010.
Kashlinsky, A., et al. (2009). A Measurement of large-scale peculiar velocities of clusters of galaxies: Technical details. The Astrophysical Journal, 691, 1479–1493. Available at: http://iopscience.iop.org/0004-637X/691/2/1479/pdf/0004-637X_691_2_1479.pdf. Accessed 30 June 2010.
Malfunction Could Mark the End of NASA’s Kepler Mission – ScienceInsider. (2013). Available at: http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2013/05/malfunction-could-mark-the-end-o.html. Accessed 16 July 2013.
Mandelbrot, B. B. (1982). The fractal geometry of nature. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman.
Mayor,M., & Queloz, D. (1995). A Jupiter-mass companion to a solar-type star. Nature, 378(6555), 355–359. Available at: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v378/n6555/abs/378355a0.html. Accessed 3 Dec 2009.
NASA – NASA and NSF-Funded Research Finds First Potentially Habitable Exoplanet . (2010). NASA – NASA and NSF-funded research finds first potentially habitable exoplanet . Available at: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/gliese_581_feature.html. Accessed 13 Mar 2012.
On the origin of gravity and the laws of Newton – Springer. (2011). On the origin of gravity and the laws of Newton – Springer. Available at: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FJHEP04%282011%29029. Accessed 23 Apr 2012.
Perryman, M. (2011). The exoplanet handbook (1st ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Seager, S. (2011). Exoplanets (Space science series). Tucson: University of Arizona Press. Edition.
The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Thoughts of The Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, by George Long. (2013). The project Gutenberg eBook of the thoughts of the emperor Marcus Aurelius Antonius, by George Long. Available at: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15877/15877-h/15877-h.htm#viii._52. Accessed 23 Mar 2012.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Mathew, S. (2014). Is the Universe Infinite?. In: Essays on the Frontiers of Modern Astrophysics and Cosmology. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01887-4_7
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01887-4_7
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-01886-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-01887-4
eBook Packages: Physics and AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy (R0)