Milne universe model

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The Milne universe model is a cosmological model that describes an empty, expanding universe with negative spatial curvature, serving as a special-relativistic alternative to general relativistic cosmologies.

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Milne universe 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker model
cosmological model
assumes no dark energy
no dark matter
no matter
no radiation
basedOn special relativity NERFINISHED
belongsTo kinematic relativity theory NERFINISHED
describes empty universe
expanding universe
hasCosmologicalConstant zero
hasCurvatureParameter k = -1
hasDecelerationParameter q = 0
hasEnergyDensity zero
hasGlobalGeometry portion of Minkowski spacetime foliated by expanding hyperbolic slices
hasHubbleParameter H(t) = 1/t
hasMatterContent zero
hasMetric ds² = dt² − t²[dχ² + sinh²χ(dθ² + sin²θ dφ²)]
hasRedshiftOrigin kinematic expansion GENERATED
hasScaleFactor a(t) ∝ t
hasSpatialCurvature negative
hasSpatialGeometry hyperbolic
hasSpatialTopology open
hasStatus historical and pedagogical interest
hasSymmetry spatial homogeneity
spatial isotropy
hasTotalDensityParameter Ω = 0
isAlternativeTo Einstein–de Sitter universe NERFINISHED
general relativistic cosmologies
ΛCDM model NERFINISHED
isConformallyRelatedTo Minkowski metric in spherical Rindler-like coordinates
isInconsistentWith observed matter content of the universe
precision cosmological observations
isLimitCaseOf open FLRW universe with vanishing density
isSolutionOf Friedmann equations NERFINISHED
isUsedAs counterexample to necessity of gravity for expansion
pedagogical example in cosmology
namedAfter Edward Arthur Milne NERFINISHED
neglects self-gravity of matter
predicts age of universe equal to 1/H₀
linear Hubble law
no gravitational deceleration of expansion
proposedIn 1930s
satisfies Friedmann equations with ρ = 0 and Λ = 0
cosmological principle in comoving coordinates
usesCoordinates Milne coordinates
usesSpacetime Minkowski spacetime NERFINISHED
wasProposedBy Edward Arthur Milne NERFINISHED

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Edward Arthur Milne hasConceptNamedAfter Milne universe model
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Edward Arthur Milne knownFor Milne universe model