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So space is defined as distance between objects, right?

Osmosis is the movement of a solvent toward a higher concentration of solute.

Is it possible that the universe is expanding due to some cosmic osmosis process, where objects move away from areas of high material potential and create space in the process?

Or relatedly, expansion into vacuum does not require energy. So objects might be free to counteract the force of gravity if they move away from other objects into an area that was not there before (i.e. a cosmic vacuum) thereby creating space.

Any thoughts?

>> No.10424345

>>10424323
>a cosmic vacuum
And just to clarify, by this I mean a point beyond which there are no objects and thus no space (going by the definition of space in the OP). So if an object moves beyond this point, then space has been created.

>> No.10424347

Bump

>> No.10424408

>>10424323
>So space is defined as distance between objects, right?
No.

>> No.10424415

>>10424345
>there are no objects and thus no space
No.

>> No.10424436

>>10424323
> space is defined as distance between objects
Exactly in the same way that blizzard is defined as the casket between clothes.
You really have no idea what the meaning is of words that you use?

>> No.10424441

>>10424408
>>10424415
>>10424436
so how would you define space?

rather than being the annoying contrarian who makes fun of someone who's wrong, why not educate instead?

>> No.10424446

>>10424441
space is a field friend

>> No.10424477

>>10424441
Space is a wave function permeated by ether

>> No.10424484

>>10424441
Space doesn’t exist, it’s spacetime now buddy

>> No.10424494

Einstein discussed this in his theory of special relativity. There is no notion of "absolute space" like in Newtonian mechanics.

>> No.10424500

>>10424323
Osmosis requires a semi permeable membrane and operates due to the thermodynamic and chemical forces of matter in small scales at close proximity to each other. None of this applies to matter in space.

>> No.10424507

>>10424484
space is inextricably linked to time, but that does not mean that space does not exist

>> No.10424544

>>10424446
>>10424477
>>10424484
>>10424494
none of you define space

>> No.10424676

Bump

>> No.10424846

Another bump

>> No.10425560

OP the universe is expanding meaning the distance between any two points is getting larger. In the far far future after we reach maximum entropy the universe will be in such a rarefied state that there would be nothing but photons zipping around.