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Function calc_dm

Calc_dm.pro calculates the distance modulus in magnitudes for given z, $\Omega_M$, $\Omega_\Lambda$ and w. For some basic reference about the w parameter, see [3,4]. However you can also use the function without using this parameter (see IIB below). The function checks if the passed parameters would result in a bouncing universe which means that the universe has a turning point in its past, that is, it collapsed from infinite size to a finite radius and is now reexpanding. If the functions detects parameters which describe such a bouncing universe, it returns a large negative number (see sections IIC and V below).



 

Peter E. Nugent Jr.
1998-08-21