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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2007 ii Paper 2 10A Solution by
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Set . Free propagation in the homogeneous expanding universe redshifts frequencies by and dilutes physical number density by . Number conservation in corresponding frequency intervals givesInserting the initial Planck spectrum, the factor becomes , while its exponent is . HenceThe shape is preserved even without collisions maintaining thermal equilibrium; it follows from redshift of an initially Planckian distribution.
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