Title of article
On the nonexistence of a Lobachevsky geometry model of an isotropic and homogeneous universe Original Research Article
Author/Authors
Michal K??́?ek، نويسنده , , Jana Pradlov?، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2002
Pages
11
From page
525
To page
535
Abstract
According to the Einstein cosmological principle, our universe is homogeneous and isotropic, i.e. its curvature is constant at any point and in any direction. On large scales, when all local irregularities are ignored, this assumption has been confirmed by astronomers. We show that there is no reasonable hyperbolic geometry model in R4 of a homogeneous and isotropic universe for a fixed time which would fit the cosmological principle. Hence, there does not exist any model in R4 of an isotropic universe which would be represented by a three-dimensional hypersurface with the Lobachevsky geometry.
Keywords
Lobachevsky and Riemannian geometry , Gauss–Kronecker curvature , Manifolds , Geometric cosmology , Umbilic points , Modelling
Journal title
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation
Serial Year
2002
Journal title
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation
Record number
853981
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