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Hubble Time

Rough age of the universe from the Hubble constant.

Formula

tH=1H0t_H = \frac{1}{H_0}

Variables

H_0Hubble constant

Example

≈ 14 billion years

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Inverting Hubble's constant gives a rough age of the universe, close to the accepted 13.8 billion years.

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