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I have heard people talk about the principle that the total energy of the Universe is zero.
Here is my understanding of the principle.
The positive rest mass energy of each particle is balanced by the negative gravitational potential energy between it and every other particle in the Universe i.e.
[itex] \large m c^2 \propto \frac{G M m}{R} [/itex]
where M and R are the mass and radius of our Universe.
I think this relationship provides a better definition of our Universe as a "connected" whole at a particular cosmological time rather than the idea of the observable universe which depends on light rays traveling through time from the Big Bang to us.
Here is my understanding of the principle.
The positive rest mass energy of each particle is balanced by the negative gravitational potential energy between it and every other particle in the Universe i.e.
[itex] \large m c^2 \propto \frac{G M m}{R} [/itex]
where M and R are the mass and radius of our Universe.
I think this relationship provides a better definition of our Universe as a "connected" whole at a particular cosmological time rather than the idea of the observable universe which depends on light rays traveling through time from the Big Bang to us.
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