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Derive $\rho(t)$ in a spatially open Universe filled with dust for the epoch when the curvature term in the first Friedman equation is dominating. | Derive $\rho(t)$ in a spatially open Universe filled with dust for the epoch when the curvature term in the first Friedman equation is dominating. | ||
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therefore $a\sim t$ and thus $\rho(t) =\rho_{0}( t_{0}/t )^3$.</p> | therefore $a\sim t$ and thus $\rho(t) =\rho_{0}( t_{0}/t )^3$.</p> | ||
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Show that in the early Universe the curvature term is negligibly small. | Show that in the early Universe the curvature term is negligibly small. | ||
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<p style="text-align: left;">The contribution of curvature to $H^{2}$ (the first Friedman equation) is $\sim a^{-2}$, that of non-relativistic matter is $\sim a^{-3}$, of radiation $\sim a^{-4}$. Therefore for sufficiently small $a$, i.e. close enough to the Big Bang, the curvature term can be neglected.</p> | <p style="text-align: left;">The contribution of curvature to $H^{2}$ (the first Friedman equation) is $\sim a^{-2}$, that of non-relativistic matter is $\sim a^{-3}$, of radiation $\sim a^{-4}$. Therefore for sufficiently small $a$, i.e. close enough to the Big Bang, the curvature term can be neglected.</p> | ||
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Show that $k =\text{sign}(\Omega-1)$ and express the current value of the scale factor $a_{0}$ through the observed quantities $\Omega_{0}$ and $H_{0}$. | Show that $k =\text{sign}(\Omega-1)$ and express the current value of the scale factor $a_{0}$ through the observed quantities $\Omega_{0}$ and $H_{0}$. | ||
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− | === Problem 4 | + | === Problem 4: lower bound on $a_0$ === |
Find the lower bound for $a_{0}$, knowing that the Cosmic background (CMB) data combined with SSNIa data imply | Find the lower bound for $a_{0}$, knowing that the Cosmic background (CMB) data combined with SSNIa data imply | ||
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There is no upper bound, as the observational data does not exclude (or rather, tends to imply) the possibility of a spatially flat Universe, with $a_{0}\to\infty$.</p> | There is no upper bound, as the observational data does not exclude (or rather, tends to imply) the possibility of a spatially flat Universe, with $a_{0}\to\infty$.</p> | ||
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Fnd the time dependence of $\left|\Omega-1\right|$ in a Universe with domination of | Fnd the time dependence of $\left|\Omega-1\right|$ in a Universe with domination of | ||
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<p style="text-align: left;">The first Friedman equation can be expressed as | <p style="text-align: left;">The first Friedman equation can be expressed as | ||
\[\Omega - 1 = \frac{k}{a^2 H^2}.\] | \[\Omega - 1 = \frac{k}{a^2 H^2}.\] | ||
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\[\Omega-1 \sim k\;t^{\frac{2}{3}\frac{1+3w}{1+w}}.\] | \[\Omega-1 \sim k\;t^{\frac{2}{3}\frac{1+3w}{1+w}}.\] | ||
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Estimate the upper bound of the curvature term in the first Friedman equation during the electroweak epoch ($t\sim 10^{-10}$~s) and the nucleosynthesis epoch ($t\sim 1-200$~s). | Estimate the upper bound of the curvature term in the first Friedman equation during the electroweak epoch ($t\sim 10^{-10}$~s) and the nucleosynthesis epoch ($t\sim 1-200$~s). | ||
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+ | === Problem 7: acceleration === | ||
+ | Derive and analyze the conditions of accelerated expansion for a one-component Universe of arbitrary curvature with the component's state parameter $w$ | ||
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In both variants the first inequality is the restriction on pressure, and the second one on the spatial curvature.</p> | In both variants the first inequality is the restriction on pressure, and the second one on the spatial curvature.</p> | ||
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Revision as of 12:08, 14 October 2012
Contents
Problem 1: curvature domination
Derive $\rho(t)$ in a spatially open Universe filled with dust for the epoch when the curvature term in the first Friedman equation is dominating.
In this case the first Friedman equation takes the form \[\left(\frac{\dot a}{a}\right)^2 =\frac{1}{a^2}\] therefore $a\sim t$ and thus $\rho(t) =\rho_{0}( t_{0}/t )^3$.
Problem 2: early Universe
Show that in the early Universe the curvature term is negligibly small.
The contribution of curvature to $H^{2}$ (the first Friedman equation) is $\sim a^{-2}$, that of non-relativistic matter is $\sim a^{-3}$, of radiation $\sim a^{-4}$. Therefore for sufficiently small $a$, i.e. close enough to the Big Bang, the curvature term can be neglected.
Problem 3: curvature and matter
Show that $k =\text{sign}(\Omega-1)$ and express the current value of the scale factor $a_{0}$ through the observed quantities $\Omega_{0}$ and $H_{0}$.
The first Friedman equation is often written as \[H^2 = \frac{8\pi G}{3}\rho - \frac{k}{a^2}.\] Dividing both sides by $H^2$ and rewriting it in terms of \[\Omega = \frac{\rho }{\rho _{cr}}, \:\rho _{cr} = \frac{8\pi G}{3H^2},\] we get \[\frac{k}{a^2 H^2}=\Omega - 1.\] As $a^2H^2>0$ and $k$ can only, by definition, take values $-1, 0, 1$, \[k = \mbox{sign}\left(\Omega-1\right).\] On the other hand, taking the absolute value of the same equation, for the present moment we get \begin{equation}\label{a-H-Om} a_{0}=\frac{H_{0}^{-1}}{\sqrt{|\Omega_0 -1|}}. \end{equation}
Problem 4: lower bound on $a_0$
Find the lower bound for $a_{0}$, knowing that the Cosmic background (CMB) data combined with SSNIa data imply \[-0.0178<(1-\Omega)<0.0063.\]
The result of the previous problem (\ref{a-H-Om}), on restoring the speed of light $c$ by dimensionality, straightforwardly gives us \begin{align*} a_{0}&>7.5\cdot cH_{0}^{-1} \quad\text{for}\quad k<0;\\ a_{0}&>12.5\cdot cH_{0}^{-1} \quad\text{for}\quad k>0. \end{align*} There is no upper bound, as the observational data does not exclude (or rather, tends to imply) the possibility of a spatially flat Universe, with $a_{0}\to\infty$.
Problem 5: curvature dynamics
Fnd the time dependence of $\left|\Omega-1\right|$ in a Universe with domination of
a) radiation,
b) matter.
The first Friedman equation can be expressed as \[\Omega - 1 = \frac{k}{a^2 H^2}.\] As for a constant EoS parameter we have $a(t)\sim t^{2/[3(1+w)]}$, then $H\sim 1/t$ and \[\Omega-1 \sim k\;t^{\frac{2}{3}\frac{1+3w}{1+w}}.\] Finally, a) \[\Omega-1\sim k t^{2/3};\] b) \[\Omega-1\sim k t.\]
Problem 6: curvature in the first three minutes.
Estimate the upper bound of the curvature term in the first Friedman equation during the electroweak epoch ($t\sim 10^{-10}$~s) and the nucleosynthesis epoch ($t\sim 1-200$~s).
Problem 7: acceleration
Derive and analyze the conditions of accelerated expansion for a one-component Universe of arbitrary curvature with the component's state parameter $w$
Dividing the first Friedman equation by the second one, we obtain the condition for the accelerated expansion in the form
\[\frac{1}{1 + 3w}
\left(1 - \frac{k}{8\pi G a^{2}\rho}\right) < 0.\]
Then we immediately see that
1) For a spatially flat or open Universe ($k\leq 0$) accelerated expansion corresponds to $w\leq -1/3$.
2) For a spatially closed Universe the expansion is accelerating if the following conditions hold:
\[\left\{\begin{array}{l}
1+3w>0;\\ \rho>(8\pi G a^2)^{-1};
\end{array}\right.\qquad\text{or}\qquad
\left\{\begin{array}{l}
1+3w<0\\ \rho<(8\pi G a^2)^{-1}.
\end{array}\right.\]
In both variants the first inequality is the restriction on pressure, and the second one on the spatial curvature.