In Cosmology,the Constant That Is Intimately Related to the Present

question 44

Multiple Choice

In cosmology,the constant that is intimately related to the present "age" of the universe is:

• A) the constant in Wien's law of radiation.
• B) 1/G, the inverse of the universal gravitational constant.
• C) the Planck time, 10-⁴³ s, in which space and time came into existence.
• D) 1/H₀, the inverse of the Hubble constant of expansion.

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