Friedmann_universes.svg


Summary

Description
English: Intended as a replacement for File:Universe.svg and File:Universos.gif .


English: The age and ultimate fate of the universe can be determined by measuring the Hubble constant today and extrapolating with the observed value of the deceleration parameter, uniquely characterized by values of density parameters (Ω M for matter and Ω Λ for dark energy). A "closed universe" with Ω M > 1 and Ω Λ = 0 comes to an end in a Big Crunch and is considerably younger than its Hubble age. An "open universe" with Ω M ≤ 1 and Ω Λ = 0 expands forever and has an age that is closer to its Hubble age. For the accelerating universe with nonzero Ω Λ that we inhabit, the age of the universe is coincidentally very close to the Hubble age.
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Author BenRG
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This file supersedes the file Universe.svg . It is recommended to use this file rather than the other one.

Reason why to use this file over the other file: "Improvements: better dash patterns, more accurate curves (actual solutions of the Friedmann equations, not hand-drawn)."

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Formulas

This diagram uses the following exact solutions to the Friedmann equations:

See also

Some of the shown models are implemented as an animation at Cosmos-animation .

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Solutions of the Friedmann Equations (not hand drawn)

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23 September 2009

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