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2350: 1569:. Since this increases with the volume of the universe, the expansion pressure is effectively constant, independent of the scale of the universe, while the other terms decrease with time. Thus, as the density of other forms of matter ā€“ dust and radiation ā€“ drops to very low concentrations, the cosmological constant (or "dark energy") term will eventually dominate the energy density of the Universe. Recent measurements of the change in Hubble constant with time, based on observations of distant 2422: 2386: 2410: 2362: 2398: 2374: 79:, most of the energy was in the form of radiation, and that radiation was the dominant influence on the expansion of the universe. Later, with cooling from the expansion the roles of matter and radiation changed and the universe entered a matter-dominated era. Recent results suggest that we have already entered an era dominated by 1246:
is increasing with time. In contrast, the Hubble parameter seems to be decreasing with time, meaning that if we were to look at some fixed distance d and watch a series of different galaxies pass that distance, later galaxies would pass that distance at a smaller velocity than earlier ones.
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Some insight into the expansion can be obtained from a Newtonian expansion model which leads to a simplified version of the Friedmann equation. It relates the proper distance (which can change over time, unlike the
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Using the dimensionless scale factor to characterize the expansion of the universe, the effective energy densities of radiation and matter scale differently. This leads to a
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which is constant and set to today's distance) between a pair of objects, e.g. two galaxy clusters, moving with the Hubble flow in an expanding or contracting
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is given the symbol Ī›, and, considered as a source term in the Einstein field equation, can be viewed as equivalent to a "mass" of empty space, or
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is increasing over time. This also implies that any given galaxy recedes from us with increasing speed over time, i.e. for that galaxy
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to radiation until the universe was about 378,000 years old (redshift 1100). This second moment in time (close to the time of
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Frieman, Joshua A.; Turner, Michael S.; Huterer, Dragan (2008-01-01). "Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe".
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which is used to model the expanding universe, if at present time we receive light from a distant object with a
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Zelik, M and Gregory, S: "Introductory Astronomy & Astrophysics", page 497. Thompson Learning, Inc. 1998
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is proposed as the last of the three phases of the known universe, the other two being the
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The evolution of the scale factor is a dynamical question, determined by the equations of
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Relation of the scale factor with the cosmological constant and the Hubble constant
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Gravity from the Ground Up: An Introductory Guide to Gravity and General Relativity
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This exponential dependence on time makes the spacetime geometry identical to the
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were last scattered, is often mistaken as marking the end of the radiation era.
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p. 6: "The Universe has gone through three distinct eras: radiation-dominated,
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For a dark-energy-dominated universe, the evolution of the scale factor in the
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For a radiation-dominated universe the evolution of the scale factor in the
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is constant. This implies that the Universe began accelerating at redshift
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and the age of the universe is of the order of 13.8 billion years, or
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For a matter-dominated universe the evolution of the scale factor in the
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at a later time and, since about 4 billion years ago, a subsequent
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Ryden, Barbara, "Introduction to Cosmology", 2006, eqn. 6.33, 6.41
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Ryden, Barbara, "Introduction to Cosmology", 2006, eqn. 5.25, 6.41
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Ryden, Barbara, "Introduction to Cosmology", 2006, eqn. 6.33
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Is the universe expanding faster than the speed of light?
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is positive, or equivalently that the first derivative
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Lambourne (2004). 1897:ā‰ˆ āˆ’1 Ā± 0.1 (stat) Ā±0.1 (sys), assuming that 1547: 1446:was about 47,000 years old (redshift 3600), 1966:Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics 498:counted from the birth of the universe and 1578:Friedmannā€“LemaĆ®treā€“Robertsonā€“Walker metric 1471:Friedmannā€“LemaĆ®treā€“Robertsonā€“Walker metric 1462:), at which the photons which compose the 1364:Friedmannā€“LemaĆ®treā€“Robertsonā€“Walker metric 1252:Friedmannā€“LemaĆ®treā€“Robertsonā€“Walker metric 955:{\displaystyle d_{0}={\frac {d(t)}{a(t)}}} 384:is the scale factor. Thus, by definition, 2301: 2283: 2251:. 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Cambridge University Press. p.  1996:10.1146/annurev.astro.46.060407.145243 1420:{\displaystyle a(t)\propto t^{1/2}.\,} 1114:{\displaystyle {\dot {d}}(t)=H(t)d(t)} 328:is the distance at the reference time 1890:= āˆ’1, asymptotically a(t) āˆ exp(Ht)." 1464:cosmic microwave background radiation 1305:{\displaystyle a(t)={\frac {1}{1+z}}} 7: 2266:Spergel, D. N.; et al. (2003). 2248:Structure formation in the universe 1523:{\displaystyle a(t)\propto t^{2/3}} 27:Expansion of the universe parameter 1878:ā‰³ 0.5; and dark-energy dominated, 1748: 1727: 1724: 1721: 1718: 553: 550: 547: 68:, this is a key parameter of the 25: 2173:Physical Foundations of Cosmology 1874:ā‰³ 3000; matter-dominated, 3000 ā‰³ 1454:, although the universe remained 242:{\displaystyle d(t)=a(t)d_{0},\,} 2420: 2408: 2396: 2384: 2372: 2360: 2348: 2272:Astrophysical Journal Supplement 1335:, and until about 47,000 years 740:where the dot represents a time 281:is the proper distance at epoch 2234:The Nobel Prize in Physics 2011 1580:is easily obtained solving the 1473:is easily obtained solving the 1128:Current evidence suggests that 1631: 1615: 1603: 1597: 1496: 1490: 1389: 1383: 1278: 1272: 1233: 1227: 1195: 1189: 1163:{\displaystyle {\ddot {a}}(t)} 1157: 1151: 1108: 1102: 1096: 1090: 1081: 1075: 1040: 1034: 1026: 1020: 1005: 999: 987: 981: 946: 940: 932: 926: 887: 881: 853: 847: 821:{\displaystyle d(t)=d_{0}a(t)} 815: 809: 790: 784: 721: 715: 707: 701: 680: 674: 610: 597: 456: 443: 426:{\displaystyle d_{0}=d(t_{0})} 420: 407: 371: 365: 268: 262: 222: 216: 207: 201: 1: 2050:Planck Collaboration (2016). 1239:{\displaystyle {\dot {d}}(t)} 1201:{\displaystyle {\dot {a}}(t)} 66:Robertsonā€“Walker scale factor 2056:Astronomy & Astrophysics 567:giving the current value of 2245:Padmanabhan, Thanu (1993). 2086:10.1051/0004-6361/201525830 1789:The current density of the 1785:, Ī›, that is approximately 962:, so combining these gives 774:From the previous equation 188:. The formula for this is: 75:In the early stages of the 2459: 2197:Padmanabhan (1993), p. 64. 2142:November 28, 2010, at the 2023:Cambridge University Press 1322:Chronology of the universe 1319: 468:{\displaystyle a(t_{0})=1} 1544:dark-energy-dominated era 1534:Dark-energy-dominated era 771:being its current value. 96:dark-energy-dominated era 32:expansion of the universe 2236:. Retrieved 18 May 2017. 2171:Mukhanov, V. F. (2005), 2017:Schutz, Bernard (2003). 1930:Steven Weinberg (2008). 1801:. 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Index

Scale factor (universe)
expansion of the universe
dimensionless
Friedmann equations
Big Bang
dark energy
comoving distance
FLRW universe
age of the universe
general relativity
Friedmann equations
Hubble parameter
derivative
Hubble's law
the expansion of the universe is accelerating
Friedmannā€“LemaĆ®treā€“Robertsonā€“Walker metric
redshift
Chronology of the universe
Inflation
after the Big Bang
early universe
radiation
relativistically
photons
neutrinos
Friedmannā€“LemaĆ®treā€“Robertsonā€“Walker metric
Friedmann equations
after the Big Bang
early universe
massā€“energy

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