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Technical Report 
Current Observational Constraints on Cosmic Doomsday 
"Wang, Y; Kratochvil, JM; Linde, A; Shmakova, M" 
2004 
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"In a broad class of dark energy models, the universe may collapse within a finite time t(sub c). Here we study a representative model of dark energy with a linear potential, V((phi))=V(sub 0)(1 + (alpha)(phi)). This model is the simplest doomsday model, in which the universe collapses rather quickly after it stops expanding. Observational data from type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia), cosmic microwave background anisotropy (CMB), and large scale structure (LSS) are complementary in constraining dark energy models. Using the new SN Ia data (Riess sample), the CMB data from WMAP, and the LSS data from 2dF, we find that the collapse time of the universe is t(sub c) (approx)> 42 (24) gigayears from today at 68% (95%) confidence." 
Supernovae | Universe | Energy models | Anisotropy | Physics