COLD DARK-MATTER RESUSCITATED

The cold dark matter (CDM) model has an elegant simplicity which makes it very predictive, but when its parameters are fixed at their 'canon ical' values its predictions are in conflict with observational data. There is, however, much leeway in the initial conditions within the CD M framework. We advocate a re-examination of the CDM model, taking int o account modest variation of parameters from their canonical values. We find that CDM models with n = 0.8-0.9 and h = 0.45-0.50 can fit the available data. Our 'best-fitting' CDM model has n = 0.9, h = 0.45 an d C-2(T)/C-2(S) = 0.7. We discuss the current state of observations wh ich could definitely rule out this model.