Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1996-11-13
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
18 pages, 1 figure, LaTex (fullpage.sty included), to be published in Critical Dialogues in Cosmology (proceedings of the Prin
Scientific paper
We were asked to debate the value of the cosmological mass-density parameter Omega. Is Omega_m=1 in accordance with the simplest model? Is Omega_m much smaller as indicated by some observations? There is conflicting evidence. We lay out the various methods for measuring Omega_m, mention new developments and current estimates, and focus on prospects versus the associated difficulties. We try to shed light on the uncertainties that are responsible for the span of estimates for Omega_m. We divide the methods into the following four classes: a. Global measures of the properties of space-time that constrain combinations of Omega_m and the other cosmological parameters (Lambda, Ho, to). b. Virialized Systems. Nonlinear dynamics within galaxies and clusters on comoving scales 1-10 Mpc/h. c. Large-scale structure. Mildly-nonlinear gravitational dynamics of fluctuations on scales 10-100 Mpc/h, in particular cosmic flows. d. Growth rate of fluctuations from the last scattering of the CMB or from high redshift galaxies to the present. Methods (b) typically yield low values of Omega_m=0.2-0.3. Methods (a) and (c) typically indicate higher values of Omega_m=0.4-1.
Burstein David
Dekel Avishai
White Simon D. M.
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