open universe
21Open Science Grid Consortium — The Open Science Grid Consortium is an organization that administers a worldwide grid of technological resources called the Open Science Grid, which facilitates distributed computing for scientific research. Founded in 2004, the consortium is… …
22Universe of The Longest Journey — The computer adventure game The Longest Journey and its sequel, Dreamfall , are set in the worlds of Arcadia and Stark, governed by a Balance.Arcadia Arcadia is a fantasy realm, where magic, ancient mysteries and a number of fantasy races and… …
23Shape of the Universe — Edge of the Universe redirects here. For the Bee Gees song, see Edge of the Universe (song). The local geometry of the universe is determined by whether Omega is less than, equal to or greater than 1. From top to bottom: a spherical universe, a… …
24Ultimate fate of the universe — The ultimate fate of the universe is a topic in physical cosmology. Many possible fates are predicted by rival scientific theories, including futures of both finite and infinite duration. Once the notion that the universe started with a Big Bang… …
25Future of an expanding universe — Big Freeze redirects here. For other uses, see Big Freeze (disambiguation). Physical cosmology Univ …
26expanding universe — Astron. a representation of the universe, based on the observed redshifts of distant galaxies, in which the galaxies are assumed to be receding from each other at a speed proportional to their separation as a result of the expansion of the… …
27Friedmann universe — Model universe developed in 1922 by the Russian meteorologist and mathematician Aleksandr Friedmann (1888–1925). He believed that Albert Einstein s general theory of relativity required a theory of the universe in motion, as opposed to the static …
28oscillating universe — Astron. a variant model of the closed universe in which the universe undergoes cycles of expansion and contraction. Cf. closed universe, open universe. * * * …
29oscillating universe — Astron. a variant model of the closed universe in which the universe undergoes cycles of expansion and contraction. Cf. closed universe, open universe …
30closed universe — (in cosmology) a hypothetical expanding universe that contains sufficient matter to reverse the observed expansion through its gravitational contraction. Cf. open universe. * * * …
