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  2. Friedmann equations - Wikipedia

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    The Friedmann equations start with the simplifying assumption that the universe is spatially homogeneous and isotropic, that is, the cosmological principle; empirically, this is justified on scales larger than the order of 100 Mpc.

  3. Friedmann–Einstein universe - Wikipedia

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    Removing the cosmological constant term from the Friedmann equations on the grounds that it was both unsatisfactory and unnecessary, Einstein arrived at a model of a universe that expands and then contracts, a model that was later denoted the Friedmann–Einstein model of the universe. [3] [4] In the model, Einstein derived simple expressions ...

  4. Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric - Wikipedia

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    The Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric (FLRW; / ˈ f r iː d m ə n l ə ˈ m ɛ t r ə ... /) is a metric that describes a homogeneous, isotropic, expanding (or otherwise, contracting) universe that is path-connected, but not necessarily simply connected.

  5. Shape of the universe - Wikipedia

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    The Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker (FLRW) model using Friedmann equations is commonly used to model the universe. The FLRW model provides a curvature of the universe based on the mathematics of fluid dynamics, that is, modeling the matter within the universe as a perfect fluid. Although stars and structures of mass can be introduced ...

  6. Cosmological principle - Wikipedia

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    Is the universe homogeneous and isotropic at large enough scales, as claimed by the cosmological principle and assumed by all models that use the Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric, including the current version of the ΛCDM model, or is the universe inhomogeneous or anisotropic? [1] [2] [3]

  7. Einstein–de Sitter universe - Wikipedia

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    The Einstein–de Sitter universe is a model of the universe proposed by Albert Einstein and Willem de Sitter in 1932. [1] On first learning of Edwin Hubble's discovery of a linear relation between the redshift of the galaxies and their distance, [2] Einstein set the cosmological constant to zero in the Friedmann equations, resulting in a model of the expanding universe known as the Friedmann ...

  8. Scale factor (cosmology) - Wikipedia

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    According to the Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric which is used to model the expanding universe, if at present time we receive light from a distant object with a redshift of z, then the scale factor at the time the object originally emitted that light is () = +. [7] [8]

  9. Big Bang - Wikipedia

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    The Big Bang is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature. [1] The concept of an expanding universe was scientifically originated by physicist Alexander Friedmann in 1922 with the mathematical derivation of the Friedmann equations.