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b_o3
Apr2-07, 05:50 PM
Hi i am confused as to how to calculate the age of the universe with redshift
say for example

The age of the universe now is 13.4 billion years old (and a critical universe).
How do i find the age of the universe if it was a redshift at say 0.6??

Do i have to find the scale factor first?
I am not very sure, please help!!

b_o3
Apr2-07, 11:07 PM
I'm trying to find the proportionality relationship between age and scale factor to get current age... can someone plz help me

denverdoc
Apr2-07, 11:53 PM
Generally questions like yours or Kingfishers get better service on the advanced physics forum,....