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Einstein’s Static Universe. (1917). De Sitter’s Accelerating Universe. Always expanding exponential curve R = exp[t /3] No matter – only It has no beginning and no end (1917). Willem De Sitter 1872-1934. Friedmann’s universes. 1888-1925. 1922,1924. Edwin Hubble. (1889-1953).
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Einstein’s Static Universe (1917)
De Sitter’s Accelerating Universe Always expanding exponential curve R = exp[t/3] No matter – only It has no beginning and no end (1917) Willem De Sitter 1872-1934
Friedmann’s universes 1888-1925 1922,1924
Edwin Hubble (1889-1953) Hubble-Humason Law today Milton Humason (1891-1972)
The Einstein-de Sitter Universe 1932 ‘the paper by Einstein and myself I do not myself consider the result of much importance, but Einstein seemed to think It was’ De Sitter ‘I do not think the paper very important myself, but de Sitter was keen on it’ Einstein = 0
Lemaître's Universe 1927 The best description of the visible universetoday > 0
Tolman’s Oscillating Universe Richard Tolman and Einstein at Cal Tech 1932
Tolman includes the 2nd Law of thermodynamics: Oscillations grow (1932) JDB + Dabrowski include the cosmological constant: Oscillations always end (1995)
Kasner’s Anisotropic Universe Volume abc time Edward Kasner (1878-1955) 1921
expansion shear rotation
Gödel's Rotating Universe Allows time travel to occur ! 1949
Real Universes Tend to Get Lumpy Is this the origin of galaxies ? Newton 1693 Jeans 1902 Lifshitz 1946
The Inflationary Universe A temporary lambda 1981
Chaotic Inflation Geography is more complicated than we thought
Eternal Inflation 1077 More than 10 by-universes from our patch alone
The Universe is Accelerating Again > 0 Lemaître's universe describes our visible universe to high precision