Fate of the Universe - FSU High Energy Physics
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Fate of the UniverseNovember 25, 2002
1) Fate of the Universe
2) Shape of the Universe
3) Large Scale Structure
Final Exam will be held in Ruby Diamond
AuditoriumNOTE THIS!!!
not UPLDec. 11, 2002 10am-noon
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Review
Hubble’s Lawredshift
Expanding UniverseexamplesBig Bangage of the Universecosmic microwave background
Fate of the Universe
v = H0 x d
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Fate of the UniverseThe Universe is expandingBut gravity should be pulling it back inSo what should the Universe’s fate be:
Continue expanding foreverHave expansion keep getting slower foreverExpansion stops and eventually Universe collapses upon itself
These possibilities are calledopen universeflat universeclosed universe
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Enough Matter?The amount of matter in the Universe helps determine its fate
if there is enough mass, gravity winsgiven H0 = 22 km/(s MLY), critical mass density is 8x10-27 kg/m3
define ΩMASS as the actual density of mass in the Universe divided by the critical density
ΩMASS < 1 is an open universeΩMASS = 1 is a flat universeΩMASS > 1 is a closed universe
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Enough Matter?
Visible matteronly 2% of critical densityΩMASS = 0.02
Dark matter in galaxiesabout 10 times as muchΩMASS = 0.2
Dark matter between galaxiesraises total to 30% of critical densityΩMASS = 0.3
We do not observe enough matter to cause the Universe to be closedBut it’s not the end of the story
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Is the Expansion Slowing Down?
Answer: The rate of expansion is speeding up!
Use Type 1a supernovaea standard candleuse brightness to determine distanceuse redshift to determine distancecompare distancesdata lies below prediction
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Einstein’s “Greatest Blunder”
Einstein believed in a static Universepre-Hubble
Equations of general relativity showed any Universe containing matter could not be staticSo, Einstein inserted a “fudge-factor” to balance the equation
called the cosmological constant (ΩΛ)opposes gravity (necessary to be static)
After Hubble, Einstein called this his greatest blunder
should have predict Universe was expanding or contracting
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Redshift Doesn’t Match
Redshifts of Type Ia supernovae don’t completely match expectation
points tend to lie below the line
This can be explained by the expansion of the Universe speeding up
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Shape of the Universe
The Universe has a shapedetermined by ΩMASS + Ω∆
ΩMASS + Ω∆ < 1 (saddle)ΩMASS + Ω∆ = 1 (flat)ΩMASS + Ω∆ > 1 (spherical)determines how we see the Universe behave
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ΩMASS + Ω∆ = 1?
The Universe appears flatData gives shaded regions
supernovaeCMBmovement of globular clusters and galaxies
Currently favored:ΩMASS ~ 0.3Ω∆ ~ 0.7
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Bigger StructureStructure bigger than galaxiesGalaxy groups
2-30 galaxiesLocal Group – contains the Milky Way
Galaxy clusters100s of galaxies
Superclustersgroups and clusters combined
The Universe is filled with large scale structure
“walls” and “filaments”
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Formation of Structure
(early in the Universe)Normal matter was spread fairly evenly
due to interactions and radiationDark matter was not smoothly
clumps remainedExpansion spread things out
but gravity held large clumps of dark matter together
Dark matter attracted normal mattersource of galaxies and structure