 Hubble flow (source code)

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= Hubble flow
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The homogeneous expansion velocity is proportional to physical position:
$$
\mathbf u=H\mathbf r=aH\mathbf x=\dot a\,\mathbf x.
$$

The velocity-distance relation is <Hubble's law>; a peculiar velocity is a departure from this homogeneous flow.

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