Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1997-06-07
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Conference Proceedings based on Invited Review at the 18th Texas Symposium, held in Chicago, December 1996. To be published by
Scientific paper
10.1073/pnas.95.1.2
In this review, the status of measurements of the matter density (Omega), the vaccuum energy density or cosmological constant (Lambda), the Hubble constant (H0), and ages of the oldest measured objects (t0) are summarized. Measurements of the statistics of gravitational lenses and strong gravitational lensing are discussed in the context of limits on Lambda. Three separate routes to the Hubble constant are considered: the measurement of time delays in multiply-imaged quasars, the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect in clusters, and Cepheid-based extragalactic distances. Globular-cluster ages plus a new age measurement based on radioactive dating of thorium in a metal-poor star are briefly summarized. Many recent, independent dynamical measurements are yielding a low value for the matter density (omega ~ 0.2 - 0.3). A wide range of Hubble constant measurements appear to be converging in the range of 60-80 km/sec/Mpc. Particular attention is paid to sources of systematic error and the assumptions that underlie many of the measurement methods.
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