The universe is decaying much faster than thought. This is shown by calculations of three Dutch scientists on the so-called Hawking radiation. They calculate that the last stellar remnants take about 1078 years to perish. That is much shorter than the previously postulated 101100 years.
It didn’t quite say, but does this at all have an effect on the Big Crunch v. Big Freeze debate?
Seems like it’s just a shorter Freeze. I think the current debate is more Big Rip vs. Big Freeze. the Crunch is currently mathematically impossible
Shame, I liked the idea of the Big Crunch. Thanks!
me too only because i liked the cyclical nature of it