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==Name of our universe==
==Name of our universe==
In the same way that ''[[the Moon]]'' refers to our ([[Earth]]'s) moon, ''the Universe'' is used by some cosmologists to refer to our universe. In this article, ''the Universe'' is equivalent to ''our observable universe''.
In the same way that the ''[[Moon]]'' refers to our ([[Earth]]'s) moon, ''the Universe'' is used by some cosmologists to refer to our universe. In this article, ''the Universe'' is equivalent to ''our observable universe''.
[[Theoretical physics|Theoretical]] and [[Physical cosmology|observational cosmologists]] vary in their usage of the term ''the Universe'' to mean either this whole system or just a part of this system.[http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-5037] JSTOR: One Universe or Many?]
[[Theoretical physics|Theoretical]] and [[Physical cosmology|observational cosmologists]] vary in their usage of the term ''the Universe'' to mean either this whole system or just a part of this system.[http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-5037] JSTOR: One Universe or Many?]
