CONFLICT OVER THE AGE OF THE UNIVERSE

Authors
BOLTE M HOGAN CJ
Citation
M. Bolte et Cj. Hogan, CONFLICT OVER THE AGE OF THE UNIVERSE, Nature, 376(6539), 1995, pp. 399-402
Citations number
51
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Nature → ACNP
ISSN journal
00280836
Volume
376
Issue
6539
Year of publication
1995
Pages
399 - 402
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-0836(1995)376:6539<399:COTAOT>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The ages of the oldest stars in our Galaxy can be estimated by compari ng stellar populations in globular clusters to calibrated stellar mode ls. The best data give cluster ages of about 15.8 +/- 2.1 Gyr, which c onflicts with the age of the Universe estimated from measurements of t he Hubble constant and the 'standard' cosmological model of a flat, ma tter-dominated universe (8-13 Gyr).