Boarder of Universe: What Makes It & Can It Change?

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The discussion centers on the concept of the universe's "border," which is not a physical edge but rather the limit of the observable universe, currently estimated to be about 47 billion light-years away. Participants clarify that the observable universe is defined by the distance light has traveled since the Big Bang, and it cannot be constrained by our perspective or limitations. The conversation also touches on the implications of different observers in the universe, emphasizing that each observer has a unique visible universe that does not affect the overall nature of the cosmos. Theoretical discussions explore the validity of scientific inquiry based solely on observable phenomena, suggesting that this may impose a "special" frame of reference. Ultimately, the observable universe is a subset of a potentially infinite universe, and understanding its nature requires acknowledging the limitations of our observations.
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Mike2 said:
In both cases, BH's and Cosmo Event Horizon, objects allegedly still exist somewhere, though not "accessible" to us.
Not if the black hole shrinks down to nothing as Hawking radiation escapes it, and the Hawking radiation itself is completely random. That's the source of the "black hole information loss paradox"--again, information loss does not just refer to information becoming inaccessible, like when a galaxy crosses our cosmological event horizon, it refers specifically to what happens when a black hole evaporates via Hawking radiation. Some physicists seem to think the resolution of the paradox is that Hawking radiation is not truly random, that one way or another it manages to encode the information that disappeared over the horizon...there may be other types of proposals as well, I'm not sure.
 

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