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Estimate the critical density of the universe if the Hubble's constant was 50
km/s/Mpc.
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Transcribed Image Text:Estimate the critical density of the universe if the Hubble's constant was 50 km/s/Mpc.
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Concept and Principle:
  • The minimum density that is required to stop the expansion of the universe is defined as the critical density. A universe with its density at critical density is said to be flat.

 

  • Critical density is given by,

ρc=3H28πG

Here H is the Hubble constant and G is Newton’s gravitational constant.