To appear in Conference proceeding, 9th International Workshop on Neutrino Telescopes.
astro-ph/0106149

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COSMOLOGY AS SEEN FROM VENICE

Lawrence M. Krauss

Departments of Physics and Astronomy,
Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, OH 44106-7079, USA
E-mail: krauss@theory1.phys.cwru.edu

Abstract. The flat matter dominated Universe that dominated cosmological model building for much of the past 20 years does not correspond to the Universe in which we live. This has profound implications both for our understanding of dark matter, and also for our understanding of the future of the Universe. I review recent developments here and present best fits for the current, sometimes crazy, values of the major measured fundamental cosmological parameters. (Invited review talk, 9th International Workshop on Neutrino Telescopes, Venice, March 2001. Note: this is an updated version of an article prepared for the proceedings of IDM2000 in York, UK.)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

SPACE, THE FINAL FRONTIER

Expansion

Geometry

TIME

Stellar Ages

Hubble Age

MATTER

The Baryon Density: A Re-Occuring Crisis?

Omega_matter

Equations of State of Dominant Energy

CONCLUSIONS: A COSMIC UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE

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