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jho37

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Why would a value of 500 km/s/Mpc for the Hubble constant contradict theories of stellar evolution?
 
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How might we tell whether the Universe is open or closed?
 
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Answer to Question 1

The Hubble time for this value is 2 billion years. Astronomers know of globular star clusters that are significantly older than 9.5 billion years.

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According to general relativity, the overall curvature of space-time is determined by the average density of matter plus energy in the Universe. Cosmologists could calculate that space-time is flat if the average density of the Universe equals a critical density. If the average density of the Universe is more than the critical density, the Universe must be closed; and if it is less, the Universe must be open.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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