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Total conformal lifetime of a flat matter-Lambda universe (χmax​=3H0​Ωm−1/3​ΩΛ−1/6​​B(1/3,1/6))

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Use c=1, a0​=1, positive pressureless matter and positive cosmological constant, with Ωm​+ΩΛ​=1 and no radiation. The Friedmann equation gives χmax​=H0−1​∫0∞​dy/(ΩΛ​+Ωm​y3)1/2. Set y=(ΩΛ​/Ωm​)1/3u, then v=u3. The remaining integral is 31​∫0∞​v−2/3(1+v)−1/2dv=31​B(1/3,1/6), proving the formula by the beta function integral. Its two endpoints converge for positive densities, but the lifetime diverges in either pure-fluid limit.

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