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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2001 iii Paper 41 2 ii Solution by
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For constant and constant , Hubble friction vanishes. Put . The constant-coefficient ordinary differential equation is , so its characteristic polynomial has the real roots of a polynomial :These are the pressureless special case of the Static-universe Jeans modes. A positive growing-mode coefficient gives exponential gravitational instability, with time scale . For initial data and , the equivalent answer is . This solves the stated perturbation model; a globally static dust-only FRW metric would require additional background support.
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