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I would almost be willing to bet that in 5 years, the consensus will be much closer to the tradition 13.7 billion years, rather than than 26.7 Billion years. I
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 3y ago
I would almost be willing to bet that in 5 years, the consensus will be much closer to the tradition 13.7 billion years, rather than than 26.7 Billion years.
I am not a physicist, but my understanding was that multiple different ways of calculating age converge toward the traditional number. For his new estimate seems to be using theories that are still at the fringes of mainstream physics. Based on this, my bet would be on the traditional number.
- incogitor 3y agoThe convergence is only valid if the distance ladder is accurate. There are a variety of deductive bottlenecks in the distance ladder which could implicate the whole current distance model. Standard candles and redshift measurements are calibrated together, for example. If either is off then the whole current ladder could be invalid.
- olddustytrail 3y agoIf absorption lines could magically match that shift, you mean?
- itairall 3y ago[dead]