Can Space Really Be Created or Destroyed?

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The discussion centers on the concept of space and its potential to be created or destroyed, challenging the notion that space is a static entity. Participants explore the implications of dark energy and vacuum energy in relation to the creation of space. Key questions include the mechanisms behind space creation, its randomness, and whether space can be destroyed. The dialogue emphasizes the need for a deeper understanding of cosmological principles and the nature of vacuum energy.

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  • Understanding of dark energy and its role in the universe
  • Familiarity with vacuum energy concepts
  • Basic knowledge of cosmology and the Big Bang theory
  • Awareness of the principles of space-time in physics
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  • Research the role of dark energy in cosmic expansion
  • Explore the concept of vacuum energy and its implications
  • Study the Big Bang theory and its effects on space creation
  • Investigate theories on the nature of space-time and its properties
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Physicists, cosmologists, and anyone interested in the fundamental nature of space and the universe's expansion.

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I don't really understand how this makes sense. Space, in my mind, cannot be created nor destroyed. It just is there, and always will be there, maybe it can be stretched, but it is there. But apparently space can be created? How is this possible? Space isn't really an object, has no mass, energy, nothing. But it just appears? Something must make it appear, but what? Maybe its dark energy? Where is space created? Is it completely random or is it created somewhere specific? If space can be created, then can it be destroyed? Is space being created at the same rate that it did at the big bang? if not, what slowed it down?
 
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How do we know it isn't something? Space contains vacuum energy, so is it not possible that it also is made of some form of energy?
 
vacuum energy? a vacuum is space with nothing in it.
 

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