Future of the Universe

How do we go about determining the ultimate fate of the Universe?


Tests for the Appropriate Solution and Estimates for the Best model


Global measurements of Omega (from CMB supported by Type Ia SNe)

Ωγ+ Ωm+ ΩΛ = 1 → The Universe is Flat

and 68.3 % of the Universe is Dark Energy; dark matter part of the matter, ΩDM ~ 27 %, and the normal matter part of the matter, Ωb ~ 4.9 %. A nagging issue connected with Dark Energy is something known as the Cosmological Constant Problem.


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