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Equations used for the scale factor

An equation for the calculation of the scale factor is given by Felten & Isaacman [2]. The equation is:


 \begin{displaymath}\frac{1}{R^2} \left(\frac{dR}{d\tau}\right)^2 = \Omega_M \fra...
...\frac{1}{3}\left(\frac{\Lambda}{H_0^2}\right)\frac{R^2-1}{R^2}
\end{displaymath} (10)

The numerical approach for the integration of this equation is described in section VIG below.



Peter E. Nugent Jr.
1998-08-21