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The universe’s shape and its oldest light

Posted on June 22, 2024 by

The 3-torus is a strange and wonderful shape. We can’t readily visualise it because it has a complicated structure, but there’s a way. Imagine you’re standing inside a cube in which light is moving from the left face towards the … Continue reading →

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