I understanding the edge of the universe

[sambarbarian]

HI , i am a student currently in class 10th , and i aspire to become a theoretical physicist . I particularly want to know about the edge of the universe when i become one . Any way , i have searched the net for many years of posts related to these topics , but most of that stuff is above me . Can someone please link me some good books or webpages which deal with these topics , but are devoid of complicating maths ? .. please

 

[Nabeshin]

HI , i am a student currently in class 10th , and i aspire to become a theoretical physicist . I particularly want to know about the edge of the universe when i become one . Any way , i have searched the net for many years of posts related to these topics , but most of that stuff is above me . Can someone please link me some good books or webpages which deal with these topics , but are devoid of complicating maths ? .. please

Well you certainly don't need to be a theoretical physicist to understand about the edges of the universe -- specifically, there are none. A great place to start is the wikipedia article here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_of_the_Universe
Which contains no maths! If you understand this, it should be obvious why there can be no edges.

 

[Quiksilver421]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_principle

I ask somewhat of the same question, and this guy "Tech" was mare than helpful; he dropped that link.

 

[Chronos]

If there were an edge of the universe, we would have a front row seat. We reside at the most ancient point in the observable universe and it looks exactly the same in every direction - younger.

 

[zhermes]

As the other replies have suggested; we don't believe the universe has an edge. You may be referring to the edge of the observable universe however, in which case these links might be helpful:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observable_universe
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/how-big-universe.html

 

[Spourk]

Hyperspheres are always a good visual too!