The structure and interpretation of cosmology: I. General relativistic cosmology

DOI10.1016/J.SHPSB.2004.05.002zbMATH Open1222.83197arXivgr-qc/0503028OpenAlexW2051122669MaRDI QIDQ640087FDOQ640087

Authors: Gordon McCabe 

Publication date: 17 October 2011

Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The purpose of this work is to review, clarify, and critically analyse modern mathematical cosmology. The emphasis is upon mathematical objects and structures, rather than numerical computations. This paper concentrates on general relativistic cosmology. The opening section reviews and clarifies the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker models of general relativistic cosmology, while Section 2 deals with the spatially homogeneous models. Particular attention is paid in these opening sections to the topological and geometrical aspects of cosmological models. Section 3 explains how the mathematical formalism can be linked with astronomical observation. In particular, the informal, observational notion of the celestial sphere is given a rigorous mathematical implementation. Part II of this work will concentrate on inflationary cosmology and quantum cosmology.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0503028

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zbMATH Keywords

geometrytopologyastronomytimecosmologyspacecolour

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Observational and experimental questions in relativity and gravitational theory (83B05)

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