Astronomy

1st Edition

ISBN: 9781938168284

Author: Andrew Fraknoi; David Morrison; Sidney C. Wolff

Publisher: OpenStax

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Chapter 29, Problem 15E

Would acceleration of the universe occur if it were composed entirely of matter (that is, if there were no dark energy)?

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Astronomy

Ch. 29 - What are the basic observations about the universe...Ch. 29 - Describe some possible futures for the universe...Ch. 29 - What does the term Hubble time mean in cosmology,...Ch. 29 - Which formed first: hydrogen nuclei or hydrogen...Ch. 29 - Describe at least two characteristics of the...Ch. 29 - Describe two properties of the universe that are...Ch. 29 - Why do astronomers believe there must be dark...Ch. 29 - What is dark energy and what evidence do...Ch. 29 - Thinking about the ideas of space and time in...Ch. 29 - Astronomers have found that there is more helium...

Ch. 29 - Describe the anthropic principle. What are some...Ch. 29 - Describe the evidence that the expansion of the...Ch. 29 - What is the most useful probe of the early...Ch. 29 - What are the advantages and disadvantages of using...Ch. 29 - Would acceleration of the universe occur if it...Ch. 29 - Suppose the universe expands forever. Describe...Ch. 29 - Some theorists expected that observations would...Ch. 29 - There are a variety of ways of estimating the ages...Ch. 29 - Since the time of Copernicus, each revolution in...Ch. 29 - The anthropic principle suggests that in some...Ch. 29 - Penzias and Wilson’s discovery of the Cosmic...Ch. 29 - Construct a timeline for the universe and indicate...Ch. 29 - Suppose the Hubble constant were not 22 but 33...Ch. 29 - Assume that the average galaxy contains...Ch. 29 - The CMB contains roughly 400 million photons per...Ch. 29 - Following up on Exercise 29.27 calculate the...Ch. 29 - Continuing the thinking in Exercise 29.27 and...Ch. 29 - Continuing the thinking in the last three...Ch. 29 - There is still some uncertainty in the Hubble...Ch. 29 - It is possible to derive the age of the universe...

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