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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2018 iii Paper 310 1 b ii Solution by
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Choose a reference epoch with and let . Define the critical density and each cosmological density parameter byFor a closed universe . Take the dark-energy component to be a cosmological constant, as indicated by its label. The constant-equation-of-state density scaling givesSubstitution into the Friedmann equation givesAt the reference epoch, . The Friedmann acceleration equation isStrings have and make no direct acceleration contribution, although they affect the Friedmann constraint. The normalized density parameters are undefined at a static epoch, where ; the static solution must therefore be described directly with dimensional densities.
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