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Past exam of the relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology course of the University of Cambridge 2016 Paper 1 2 b Solution by
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For radiation, and . The continuity equation gives , so the flat, zero- background expands as . HenceRadiation pressure doubles the deceleration parameter relative to dust at the same density parameter. The printed radiation-filled Einstein-de Sitter wording is interpreted as a flat radiation-only model; the conventional name Einstein-de Sitter normally refers to the dust case.
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