Author Question: The current theories of gravity are ________ because they do not incorporate a proper description of ... (Read 42 times)

rl · **on:** Jul 27, 2018

The current theories of gravity are ________ because they do not incorporate a proper description of matter on the smallest scale.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

Briefly explain how dark matter affects the expansion rate of the universe and the significance of the term critical density in the absence of any mysterious repulsive force.

What will be an ideal response?

perkiness · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

incomplete

Answer to Question 2

Dark matter slows the expansion of the universe, because gravity is an attractive force. In the absence of any mysterious repulsive force (or dark energy), a universe with the average mass density equal to the critical density is the densest universe that will expand forever. A denser universe will eventually reverse its expansion and contract; a less dense universe will expand forever.