Big Rip

Definition

In physical cosmology, the Big Rip is a hypothetical cosmological model concerning the ultimate fate of the universe, in which the matter of the universe, from stars and galaxies to atoms and subatomic particles, is progressively torn apart by the gravitational influence of dark energy at a certain time in the future, such that distances between particles infinitely increase.

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