Re: Dark energy
Posted by cougar on Feb 14, 2002 at 10:04
(67.40.117.98)Re: New Image Of Infant Universe Reveals Era Of First Stars, Age Of Cosmos, And More (Paul)
The dark energy causes the expansion to accelerate. But since it is energy, it also has a (positive) gravitational effect. That's why the 4% ordinary matter PLUS 23% dark matter PLUS 73% dark energy ADD UP to 100% - the critical density which makes space FLAT.
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