Android Cosmological Calculator 1.0 Beta Release

[Santosh Jagade]

Dear All,
   
We are happy to announce the release of Android Cosmological Calculator v1.0 Beta.
   
The calculator is published as a downloadable *.apk file which can be installed on any Android device.
This calculator allows the user to input user-selected values of the Hubble constant, Omega(matter), Omega(vacuum) and the redshift (z), and returns the current age of the Universe, the co-moving radial distance (and volume) and the angular-size distance at the specified redshift, as well as the scale (kpc/arcsec) and the luminosity distance.  It allows the user the choice between open (Omega(vacuum)=0 ), flat (Omega(total)=1.0) or a "general" (arbitrary combination of Omega(matter) and Omega(vacuum)) universe.
   
This calculator has been adapted from Ned Wright's Cosmology Calculator [http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/CosmoCalc.html].
 
The release *.zip file(including the *.apk file) is available for download at: http://vo.iucaa.ernet.in/~voi/voandroidcc.htm 
  
Features of the android application include:
     
     - Calculator runs on Android device locally (one time installation).
     - It calculates various cosmological parameters.
     - The calculator supports Flat, Open as well as General (arbitrary combination of Omega(matter) and Omega(vacuum)) types of Universe.
     
Complete change log is available at: http://vo.iucaa.ernet.in/~voi/Android-Cosmo-Cal-ChangeLog.html 

Please send your suggestions and comments at voindia at vo.iucaa.ernet.in.

Regards,
VO-India Team