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 $ \star $ Black energy and future of the universe: Is the universe really expanding infinite?

The presence of  $ \Omega_{\rm X}$ implies that the future of the universe is not determined any more by the only geometry, a closed universe can have an eternal expansion under the influence of  $ \Omega_{\rm X}$ .

In the current paradigm the universe should continue to extend exponentially. The visible universe will be in a future distance made up of the hundred galaxies which make our local cluster.

However, the universe can again know a period of domination by the matter if  $ X$ disintegrates in particle to create a negative effective cosmological constant.



Julien Raux 2004-05-04