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Olbers' Paradox

The apparent paradox that if the universe were static, infinite, and uniformly populated with stars, the night sky should be uniformly…

Night sky brightness J = ∫ 4 π I r² dr / (4 π r²) → ∞ (in static infinite universe) Cosmological Paradox