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A Dying Universe: The Long Term Fate and Evolution of Astrophysical Objects

Fred C. Adams, Gregory Laughlin

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Abstract

This paper outlines astrophysical issues related to the long term fate of the universe. We consider the evolution of planets, stars, stellar populations, galaxies, and the universe itself over time scales which greatly exceed the current age of the universe. (shortened version of abstract).

arXiv comments
57 pages, 10 figures available on request, to appear in Reviews of Modern Physics, April 1997
Journal reference
Rev.Mod.Phys.69:337-372,1997
DOI
doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.69.337
Subjects
astro-phAstrophysics

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