A Tale of Two Distances

dc.creatorKunz, Martin
dc.creatorBassett, Bruce A.
dc.date2004-06-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:13:22Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:13:22Z
dc.descriptionThere are two basic ways to measure physical distances in cosmology: One based on standard candles and one based on standard rulers. Comparing current data for each method allows us to rule out axion-photon mixing and dust-extinction as the sources of supernova dimming and generally protects the case for cosmic acceleration from attacks based on loss of photons. The combined data constrains the energy densities in a LCDM model to 0.19 < Omega_m < 0.32 and 0.47 < Omega_Lambda < 0.82 (at 2σ) without recourse to any further data sets. Future data will improve on these limits and allow us to place constraints on more exotic physics.
dc.description4 pages, 1 figure, uses moriond.sty. To be published in the Proceedings of the XXXIX Rencontres de Moriond 'Exploring the Universe'
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0406013
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0406013
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/7791
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleA Tale of Two Distances
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