How flat is the Universe?
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
In order to answer this question, we combine ten independent astrophysical constraints in the space of the density parameters of gravitating matter and of vacuum energy. We find that , , and thus . The total is 4.1 for 8 degrees of freedom, testifying that the various systematic errors included are generous. We also determine in the exactly flat case. Five supplementary flat-case constraints can then be included in our fit, with the result . It follows that the age of the Universe is (0.68/h) Gyr.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0003040,
title = {How flat is the Universe?},
author = {Matts Roos and S. M. Harun-or-Rashid},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0003040},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
11 Pages, 1 Figure, LaTeX2e