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THE possibility of an oscillating universe is often disputed on the grounds that oscillations are not possible when there is no equilibrium position1. By the same argument, gravitational collapse can be considered as the only alternative when the mass is over critical (there is no configuration of equilibrium for such a big mass). The argument, however, cannot be generalized from the cosmological case to the case of a big mass, as we will see.
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LEIBOVITZ, C. An Oscillating State as an Alternative to Gravitational Collapse. Nature 225, 711–712 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/225711a0
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