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    The Friedmann equations, also known as the Friedmann–Lemaître (FL) equations, are a set of equations in physical cosmology that govern cosmic expansion...
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    Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric (FLRW; /ˈfriːdmən ləˈmɛtrə ... /) is a metric based on an exact solution of the Einstein field equations of...
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    set of equations he developed known as the Friedmann equations. Alexander Friedmann was born to the composer and ballet dancer Alexander Friedmann (who...
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  • two formalisms lead to the same field equations for General Relativity, i.e., when f(R) = R, the field equations may differ when f(R) ≠ R. In metric f(R)...
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  • field equations (EFE; also known as Einstein's equations) relate the geometry of spacetime to the distribution of matter within it. The equations were...
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    metric, and its time evolution is governed by the Friedmann equations. The second Friedmann equation, a ¨ a = − 4 π G 3 ( ρ + 3 p c 2 ) + Λ c 2 3 , {\displaystyle...
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    scientifically originated by physicist Alexander Friedmann in 1922 with the mathematical derivation of the Friedmann equations. The earliest empirical observation...
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  • This is a list of equations, by Wikipedia page under appropriate bands of their field. The following equations are named after researchers who discovered...
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    universe is poised between continued expansion and collapse. From the Friedmann equations, the value for ρ c {\displaystyle \rho _{\text{c}}} critical density...
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    Maxwell's equations, or Maxwell–Heaviside equations, are a set of coupled partial differential equations that, together with the Lorentz force law, form...
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    was Alexander Friedmann. Friedmann derived the expanding-universe solution to general relativity field equations in 1922. Friedmann's 1924 papers included...
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    Bijunath (2008). "Adventures in Friedmann cosmology: A detailed expansion of the cosmological Friedmann equations". American Journal of Physics. 76...
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  • the Robertson–Walker scale factor, this is a key parameter of the Friedmann equations. In the early stages of the Big Bang, most of the energy was in the...
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    the familiar Euclidean geometry. The Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker (FLRW) model using Friedmann equations is commonly used to model the universe...
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  • solve compared to linear differential equations. This list presents nonlinear ordinary differential equations that have been named, sorted by area of...
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    Inflation may have provided this initial impulse. According to the Friedmann equations that describe the dynamics of an expanding universe, a fluid with...
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  • review on Raychaudhuri equations. The Meaning of Einstein's Field Equation by John C. Baez and Emory F. Bunn. Raychaudhuri's equation takes center stage in...
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    Friedmann) the argument that the equations of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity implied that the Universe is not static (see Friedmann equations)...
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    {\displaystyle C\ll c} for a "cold" gas. The equation of state may be used in Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker (FLRW) equations to describe the evolution of an...
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  • defining feature is its use of the Einstein field equations. The solutions of the field equations are metric tensors which define the topology of the...
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    \!} . The Friedmann equations are incorrect since they contain oversimplifications in order to make the general relativistic field equations easier to...
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  • Einstein field equations G α β = κ T α β . {\displaystyle G^{\alpha \beta }=\kappa \,T^{\alpha \beta }.} In the above field equations, G α β {\displaystyle...
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    needed] The model uses the Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric, the Friedmann equations, and the cosmological equations of state to describe the...
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    matter/energy present. This relationship can be expressed by the first Friedmann equation. In a universe without a cosmological constant, this is: H 2 = 8 π...
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  • → ∞ of Poincaré transformations yields Galilean transformations. The equations below are only physically valid in a Newtonian framework, and not applicable...
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    Kaluza–Klein Quantum gravity Solutions Cosmological: Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker (Friedmann equations) Lemaître–Tolman Kasner BKL singularity Gödel Milne...
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    curvature is negative.[citation needed] From these assumptions and the Friedmann equations it follows that the scale factor must depend on time coordinate linearly...
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    form stars, galaxies, and clusters. Prior to structure formation, the Friedmann solutions to general relativity describe a homogeneous universe. Later...
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    general relativity were found by Alexander Friedmann in the early 1920s. His equations describe the Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker universe, which...
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    discussing the physics implied by these equations since 1887. Early in 1889, Oliver Heaviside had shown from Maxwell's equations that the electric field surrounding...
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