| 词条 | Flatness (cosmology) |
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The concept of "curvature of space" is fundamental to cosmology. A space without curvature is called a "flat space" or Euclidean space{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}. Whether the universe is “flat″ could determine its ultimate fate; whether it will expand forever, or ultimately collapse back into itself. The geometry of spacetime has been measured by the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) to be nearly flat. According to the WMAP 5-year results and analysis, “WMAP determined that the universe is flat, from which it follows that the mean energy density in the universe is equal to the critical density (within a 1% margin of error). This is equivalent to a mass density of 9.9 × 10−30 g/cm3, which is equivalent to only 5.9 protons per cubic meter.”[1] The WMAP data are consistent with a flat geometry, with Ω = 1.02 +/- 0.02. References1. ^NASA:Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe:Cosmology, The Study of the Universe External links
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