 Angular diameter distance turnover (source code)

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= Angular diameter distance turnover

In a standard expanding cosmology, $d_A(z)$ initially increases from zero but eventually decreases because the factor $(1+z)^{-1}$ dominates the bounded comoving distance. Beyond its maximum, a fixed physical object subtends a larger angle at a larger redshift.

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