jrl@ihlpf.UUCP (04/05/84)
#R:harpo:-225600:ihlpf:8600002:000:929
ihlpf!donr Apr 4 11:42:00 1984
I remember seeing a show on the Chicago PBS station that provided some
information on the Big Bang Theory. I don't remember the name of the show,
but I am pretty shure it was not Nova. The interesting thing that they
brought out was that if the universe did start with a Big Bang and is still
expanding as a result of that, then it will keep expanding and eventually
die. This conclusion was based on the estimates of the total amount of
matter in the universe. It was concluded that there just is not enough
matter to cause the reverse oscillation to occur.
My posting of this information is not intended to be a statement of my
beliefs. I just wanted to pass on what I thought was some interesting
information.
D. R. Rueckehim
AT&T Bell Labs
Naperville, Il.