Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2018 ii Paper 1 15B d Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-03
Write . As ,so andBecause , the power lies in ; thus and the early expansion decelerates. As , and , givingso the late universe has accelerating expansion.
The transition satisfies . Substitution givesor . ThereforeThis is the transition described by the exact hyperbolic-sine scalar-field cosmology.