If the Presently Accepted Value of Ωₒ = 0

question 76

Multiple Choice

If the presently accepted value of Ωₒ = 0.3 (excluding dark energy) is indeed correct,then the universe will:

• A) expand forever.
• B) expand to the critical size for the Steady State model, then become static.
• C) stop expanding in about forty billion years, to collapse into the next cosmic cycle.
• D) Two of the answers are correct.
• E) All of the above are correct.

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