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particle horizon: a standalone construct

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Cosmology

maximum distance from which light could have reached an observer since the beginning of the universe, bounding the observable region.

In cosmology, particle horizon refers to maximum distance from which light could have reached an observer since the beginning of the universe, bounding the observable region. This meaning comes from Rindler (1956) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.[1]

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References

Rindler, W. (1956). Visual Horizons in World Models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 116(6), 662-677. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/116.6.662

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