For pressureless matter with curvature and a possible constant cosmological constant, write the background Friedmann equation as
Differentiating on the expanding branch gives
Consequently
This proves that the Hubble parameter as a solution of the dust growth equation is valid, including constant- and curvature contributions to the background. It does not extend without change to a radiation background or arbitrary dynamical dark energy.
In an Einstein-de Sitter universe, , and . The linear matter perturbation growth equation becomes
Substitute . The indicial equation is , with roots and . Therefore
The Hubble-parameter solution is the decaying mode in the Einstein-de Sitter universe.