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So will expansion accelerate enough to eventually be a stronger “force” than local gravity?
by noizejoy 6y ago
So will expansion accelerate enough to eventually be a stronger “force” than local gravity?
- ddevault 6y agoWe don't understand why expansion is occuring, so we can't say for certain. It would be a very long time in the future if that were to come to pass, and that's a whole lot of time for poorly-understood physics to happen in. But yes, it is accellerating, and if it continues to do so, eventually it will overcome gravity. But like I said, this depends on an incomplete understanding of physics, and the current evidence suggests (inconclusively) that this outcome is unlikely. Check out dark energy if you want to learn more.