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03-07-2010 , 10:09 AM
Re-visiting some stuff on hubble diagram/constant and expansion.

-Is the n-dimensional coordinate system an accurate representation of the universe? Do all base-units have a unique and single position in this system? Is this position a property of the base unit or a property of the coordinate system? If the first, do all base-units have this property?

-Does a black hole have a position in the coordinate system? Does it expand as the rest of the universe? Does its raster-position?
-Do base units expand? Its position?
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03-13-2010 , 04:20 AM
Ill bump this once and then let it die.
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03-13-2010 , 03:46 PM
I'll have a go:

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-Is the n-dimensional coordinate system an accurate representation of the universe?
it depends what you mean. A specific one? Possibly. The general idea of using one? Almost certainly.

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Do all base-units have a unique and single position in this system? Is this position a property of the base unit or a property of the coordinate system? If the first, do all base-units have this property?
What do you mean by a 'base unit'?

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-Does a black hole have a position in the coordinate system?
Yes.

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Does it expand as the rest of the universe?
No. Their size appears fixed in physical, rather than comoving coordinates


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Does its raster-position?
-Do base units expand? Its position?
whats a 'raster position'?
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03-13-2010 , 07:56 PM
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I'll have a go:

it depends what you mean. A specific one? Possibly. The general idea of using one? Almost certainly.

What do you mean by a 'base unit'?

Yes.

No. Their size appears fixed in physical, rather than comoving coordinates

whats a 'raster position'?
The basic of the question is that of a particle moving in a space. Is it moving in a raster of dimensions or moving relative to other particles? Does it have a unique and single position in that raster?
By base unit I mean anything 'undivideable' that holds properties, such as velocity/vector, mass or energy. A photon seems like a suitable example.

I am thinking of a percieved difference between objects holding certain properties (base-units) and the space we think them in. Is that difference real?

Something to note aswell, although I thank you for replying, cut out answers do not serve me very well. I would like to try to understand why it is so. Explaning why you answer such would help.
If im still unclear, let me know.
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