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FLRW metric: a standalone construct

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Cosmology

spacetime metric for a homogeneous and isotropic expanding universe, described by a scale factor and a constant spatial curvature.

In cosmology, FLRW metric refers to spacetime metric for a homogeneous and isotropic expanding universe, described by a scale factor and a constant spatial curvature. This meaning comes from Robertson (1935) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

Robertson, H. P. (1935). Kinematics and World-Structure. The Astrophysical Journal, 82, 284. https://doi.org/10.1086/143681

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