The Hubble flow: an observer's perspective
Popular Physics
2015-06-17 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
In this methodological note we discuss some details and peculiarities of the cosmic expansion as viewed by a realistic observer. We show that the velocity related to a change (measured by observer's clock) of the angular distance, plays an important role in formation of a meaningful observed picture of the expansion of the universe. Usage of this velocity and the angular distance (in addition to the standard approach --- proper distance and corresponding velocity) allows to present the cosmic expansion in a more illustrative manner. These parameters play a key role in visualization of the expansion.
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@article{arxiv.1311.2472,
title = {The Hubble flow: an observer's perspective},
author = {A. V. Toporensky and S. B. Popov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.2472},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
17 pages, original russian version is accepted to Physics Uspekhi vol. 57 (2014); references added, misprints corrected