Electronic Resource
Springer
General relativity and gravitation
23 (1991), S. 455-463
ISSN:
1572-9532
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract A Newtonian version of the spatially homogeneous and isotropic cosmological models with variable mass is presented. Under the assumption that the mass variation is a strict cosmological effect, its influence on the evolution of the scale function is established for the case of a dust-filled universe. Unlike the usual Newtonian models the present value of the deceleration parameter (q ≏ 1) obtained from the luminosity distance versus redshift relation can be fitted for a time-decreasing mass. It is also shown that the hyperbolic, parabolic or elliptic character of the fluid motion can be modified along the expansion. Likewise, a Friedmann-type equation with a variable “curvature term” indicates that in the frame-work of a full geometric variable mass theory, the same may occur with the open, flat or closed character of the universe spatial section.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00756608
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