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When will the universe expand so much that atoms break down?
by sroussey 3y ago
When will the universe expand so much that atoms break down?
- Filligree 3y agoNever. Atoms break down because they’re unstable, not because of universal expansion. Unless you buy the big rip hypothesis, in which case who knows.
- ben_w 3y agoDepends entirely on what dark energy does in the future; "never" is compatible with all current observations. IIRC, the shortest interval is still x9 the age of the universe: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2%2F%28%283%7C1-0.907%7C%29%28H_0%29%28sqrt%281-0.3%29%29%29 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2%2F%28%283%7C1-0.907%7...