Table of Contents
- 1 What is meant by the standard cosmological model?
- 2 Which model is a concordance model?
- 3 What does a cosmological model aim to explain?
- 4 What is the value of cosmological constant?
- 5 Does big Bang cosmology provide prima facie support for theism?
- 6 Can new measurements change the way we view the universe?
What is meant by the standard cosmological model?
The current Standard Model of Cosmology (SMC), also called the “Concordance Cosmological Model” or the “ΛCDM Model,” assumes that the universe was created in the “Big Bang” from pure energy, and is now composed of about 5\% ordinary matter, 27\% dark matter, and 68\% dark energy [1].
How does the hypothesis of inflation explain the near uniformity of the cosmic microwave background?
How does the theory of inflation explain the near-uniformity of the cosmic microwave background? The expanding universe would have cooled. Prior to rapid inflation, all regions of space were close enough to bounce radiation back-and-forth and reach the same temperature.
Which model is a concordance model?
Lambda CDM model
Currently, the concordance model is the Lambda CDM model (which includes cold dark matter and a cosmological constant). In this model the Universe is 13.7 billion years old and made up of 4\% baryonic matter, 23\% dark matter and 73\% dark energy.
What is the correct composition of the Universe based on theoretical and cosmological observations?
By fitting a theoretical model of the composition of the universe to the combined set of cosmological observations, scientists have come up with the composition that we described above, ~68\% dark energy, ~27\% dark matter, ~5\% normal matter.
What does a cosmological model aim to explain?
A cosmological model is a mathematical description of the Universe that attempts to explain its current behavior and evolution over time.
What are the four key relationships upon which the Standard Model is based?
The Standard Model is a theory in particle physics which addresses three of the four known forces in Nature: electromagnetic force, weak nuclear force, and the strong nuclear force.
What is the value of cosmological constant?
The numerical value of the cosmological constant is calculated using a recently suggested cosmological model and found to be 2.036 x 10^(-35) s^(-2).
Does the ‘standard model of cosmology’ need to be redesigned?
The new measurements have prompted scientists to consider revising this important figure and provided support for the idea that the “standard model of cosmology,” the theory that describes the fundamental nature of the universe, may need to be revamped.
Does big Bang cosmology provide prima facie support for theism?
And indeed, big bang cosmology does provide prima facie support for theism. After all, big bang cosmology says that the universe has a finite age, and (traditional) theism says that God created the universe out of nothing.
Can the Hubble constant help us test the standard model of cosmology?
“Testing the standard model of cosmology is a really challenging problem that requires the best-ever measurements of the Hubble Constant,” Dom Pesce, a researcher at the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard and Smithsonian and lead author on the new paper, said in a statement .
Can new measurements change the way we view the universe?
New measurements have allowed scientists to alter the Hubble Constant and change our perception of the expanding universe. (Image credit: Sophia Dagnello, NRAO/AUI/NSF) Do scientists need to re-examine the basic model of the universe?