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Re: [Phys-L] As the universe turns



Spin? Hmmm. Relative to what? Are we spinning on the Earth? Depends on your
reference frame!

On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 12:04 PM Larry Smith via Phys-l <
phys-l@mail.phys-l.org> wrote:

Does the universe (as a whole) spin? What would that even mean, other than
violating isotropy?

Thanks,
Larry

P.S. Apparently there is controversy about whether there is an observed
bias in the direction of spin of surveyed spiral galaxies; if it were so
and general, what would that imply about non-zero angular momentum for the
whole universe?
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