The Hubble Constant
- 17 April 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 256 (5055) , 321-325
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.256.5055.321
Abstract
The Hubble constant is the constant of proportionality between recession velocity and distance in the expanding universe. It is a fundamental property of cosmology that sets both the scale and the expansion age of the universe. It is determined by measurement of galaxy The Hubble constant is the constant of proportionality between recession velocity and development of new techniques for the measurements of galaxy distances, both calibration uncertainties and debates over systematic errors remain. Current determinations still range over nearly a factor of 2; the higher values favored by most local measurements are not consistent with many theories of the origin of large-scale structure and stellar evolution.Keywords
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