The End of the World

Andreas M. Hinz (), Sandi Klavžar (), Uroš Milutinović () and Ciril Petr ()
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Andreas M. Hinz: LMU München, Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, Institut für Mathematik
Sandi Klavžar: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Uroš Milutinović: University of Maribor, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Ciril Petr: University of Maribor, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Chapter Chapter 10 in The Tower of Hanoi – Myths and Maths, 2013, pp 261-263 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract With the theory developed in Chapter 2 it was not very difficult to determine the age of the universe, see Exercise 2.8. Similarly, the time when the end of the universe is to be expected can be computed. The situation with the end of time is more delicate though, especially now that this book has appeared. It cannot be excluded that the Brahmins will be exposed to the book and consequently come to the idea to save some time and use one more peg—the Devil’s one. Luckily for us, the Brahmins are allowed to use only optimal strategies. Since they are men of great honor, we are safe for the time being. But there is a constant danger that the Brahmins or someone else will solve the Frame-Stewart conjecture. Then we might be faced with dramatic events in the history of the universe.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-0237-6_10

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