B Bently S Guest Nov 1, 2008 #1 H0 is Hubble's constant, measured to be 70.1 ± 1.3 km/s/Mpc by the WMAP probe, what does that mean??? the ± is what confuses me! and the Mpc part of it too!
H0 is Hubble's constant, measured to be 70.1 ± 1.3 km/s/Mpc by the WMAP probe, what does that mean??? the ± is what confuses me! and the Mpc part of it too!
A adam Guest Nov 1, 2008 #2 ± means plus or minus. Basically, it means that the number could be 1.3 km more or 1.3 km less than what is actually thought. It develops a range of numbers that could be solutions.
± means plus or minus. Basically, it means that the number could be 1.3 km more or 1.3 km less than what is actually thought. It develops a range of numbers that could be solutions.
