Introduction to Cosmology Ryden · Problem 6.3

Measuring Cosmological Parameters

Physics — Astrophysics · cosmological-distances-equation-of-state

Problem

Suppose that you are in a spatially flat universe containing a single component with a unique equation-of-state parameter ww. What are the current proper distance dP(t0)d_P(t_0), the luminosity distance dLd_L, and the angular-diameter distance dAd_A as a function of zz and ww? At what redshift will dAd_A have a maximum value? What will this maximum value be, in units of the Hubble distance?

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