ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 97 03 17 7 v 1 2 6 M ar 1 99 7 PKS 0116 + 082 : An Optically Variable Compact Steep - Spectrum Source in an NLRG

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 97 03 16 1 v 2 2 6 M ar 1 99 7 The Case for ΛCDM

The case is simple: there is no compelling theoretical argument against a cosmological constant and ΛCDM is the only CDM model that is consistent with all present observations. ΛCDM has two noteworthy features: it can be falsified in the near future (the prediction q0 ∼ − 1 2 is an especially good test), and, if correct, it has important implications for fundamental physics.

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The case is simple: there is no compelling theoretical argument against a cosmological constant and ΛCDM is the only CDM model that is consistent with all present observations. ΛCDM has two noteworthy features: it can be falsified in the near future (the prediction q0 ∼ − 1 2 is an especially good test), and, if correct, it has important implications for fundamental physics.

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B, V and R optical photometry performed on the field of the GRB 970111 soon after its detection by BeppoSAX is presented. No remarkable optical object is found inside the corrected error box. The optical counterpart of an X–ray and radio source and a suspected red variable (probably an eclipsing binary) have been detected inside the field of GRB 970111.

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 97 10 18 1 v 1 1 6 O ct 1 99 7 Note on a ’ hint ’ for an annual modulation signature of a 60 GeV WIMP