Could a Closed Universe Reverse Time During Collapse?

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A closed universe undergoing collapse would experience significant changes, leading to a scenario where all matter is compressed into a singularity. During this process, some theories suggest that the total entropy of the universe could decrease, resulting in a reversal of time's direction. This concept challenges the conventional understanding of entropy and time, proposing that under specific conditions, time may flow backward instead of forward.

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  • Knowledge of entropy and its role in thermodynamics
  • Basic grasp of time's arrow and its implications in physics
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what would the universe under go during the collapse, if it was indeed a closed universe?
 
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I don't know, everything would be crunched into a singularity
 
some say that total entropy of the universe would start to decrease rather then increase causing time to move backwards rather then forward
 

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