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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2006 iii Paper 72 2 ii a Solution by
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At the present epoch, define and . For flat matter plus a cosmological constant, neglecting radiation,In an Einstein-de Sitter universe, , henceThe redshift drift is zero at , has initial slope , and decreases monotonically because . Its second derivative is , so the sketch bends downward, with at large positive redshift.
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