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Tolman surface brightness test: a standalone construct

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Cosmology

a test of cosmic expansion based on how the surface brightness of galaxies dims with redshift.

In cosmology, Tolman surface brightness test refers to a test of cosmic expansion based on how the surface brightness of galaxies dims with redshift. This meaning comes from Tolman (1930) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.[1]

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References

  1. Tolman, R. C. (1930). On the Estimation of Distances in a Curved Universe with a Non-static Line Element. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 16(7), 511-520. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.16.7.511

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