High-Z Supernova Search
Table of ContentsThe Expanding Universe
The Fate of the Universe [1] [2] [3] [4]
Supernovae
Type Ia Supernovae
Searching for Distant Type Ia Supernovae
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Measuring the Fate of the Universe
A favourite model amongst theorists is a Universe that is precariously balanced between being finite and infinite. This is known as a critical universe. Space neither curves away nor onto itself. It is flat, and is, for most theorists infinite.A final possibility is that the Universe has something other than gravity in it that causes the Universe to accelerate over time. It would indeed be a mysterious substance that could have such an effect!
2D representations of the shape of the Universe. Universes with lots of material curve onto themselves like a sphere. Universes with little matter curve away from themselves like a saddle. And Universes with just the right amount of material are flat.