Cosmic Jerk, Snap and Beyond

dc.creatorDunajski, Maciej
dc.creatorGibbons, Gary
dc.date2008-07-01
dc.date2008-09-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:14:52Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:14:52Z
dc.descriptionWe clarify the procedure for expressing the Friedmann equation in terms of directly measurable cosmological scalars constructed out of higher derivatives of the scale factor. We carry out this procedure for pure dust, Chaplygin gas and generalised Chaplygin gas energy-momentum tensors. In each case it leads to a constraint on the scalars thus giving rise to a test of General Relativity. We also discuss a formulation of the Friedmann equation as unparametrised geodesic motion and its connection with the Lagrangian treatment of perfect fluids coupled to gravity.
dc.description10 pages. Minor revisions, added summary. Final version to appear in CQG
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0807.0207
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0807.0207
dc.identifierClass.Quant.Grav.25:235012,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/0264-9381/25/23/235012
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/211342
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleCosmic Jerk, Snap and Beyond
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