Aleksandr Fridmann
Astronomy 406
Lecture 30, Nov. 6 Fall 2013

Lecture Notes: pdf file

Relativistic Cosmology

  • radiation in the universe
  • Friedmann revisited

Geometry of the Universe

Solving the Friedmann Equations

  • general properties
  • ingredients for solutions
  • worked solution: matter-dominated universe

Major Cosmic Epochs

  • radiation-dominated
  • matter-dominated
  • curvature-dominated
  • vacuum-dominated
possible cosmic geometries

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