luminosity distance


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luminosity distance

The distance to an object enabling an intrinsic luminosity to be derived from an observed flux by the inverse square law. At large redshifts a relativistic correction must be included.
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The Hubble constant for the present epoch is determined from the dependence of luminosity distance [d.sub.L] versus the redshift parameter z, which for the populated Milne-type model universe is given by
A perpetual mass-generating Planckian universe/Igavesti massi genereeriv kosmoloogiline mudel
where [d.sub.L] is the luminosity distance and [r.sub.0] is the radius of radiation area, which is the area of the horizon broken.
X-ray flares from Sagittarius A* and black hole universe
where z is the redshift and -[D.sub.L](z) is the luminosity distance depending on the cosmological model.
Signature of plausible accreting supermassive black holes in Mrk 261/262 and Mrk 266
This translates to 7.5 billion years travel time to Earth, or 20 billion light-years in its luminosity distance (see "Distances in the Ever-Expanding Universe," page 40).
The brightest burst: a stellar cataclysm last March reached naked-eye visibility--from an incredible 7.5 billion light-years away
We are interested in a special class of cosmological models: cosmologies with a Hubble constant that does not vary over time to conform to the linear relationship between the luminosity distance and the redshift observed for Type Ia supernovae [1].
A Monte Carlo simulation framework for testing cosmological models
The luminosity distance that we can calculate from measured brightness and known luminosity represents how far away such an object would be in a static universe, one that is neither expanding nor contracting.
Another look at cosmic distances
As a matter of fact, in the present cosmological model, the luminous portion of the Universe is expanding at a constant rate as in the de Sitter cosmology in a flat Universe; this is also the condition required in order for the model to match the luminosity distance versus redshift relationship of supernovae Ia.
The dichotomous cosmology with a static material world and expanding luminous world
The luminosity distance is an important concept in cosmology as this is the distance measure obtained from supernovae data using the distance modulus.
On the luminosity distance and the hubble constant
Combining the previous equations we get the luminosity distance R as a function of the redshift z of distant astronomical objects:
The cause of the increased luminosity distances of supernovae recorded in the cosmological data
There are five possible ways to explain the luminosity distance ([D.sub.L]) and redshift (Z) measurements of type Ia supernovae (SNeIa) according to the general relativity (GR), which derives the Friedmann equation (FE) with the FriedmannLemaitre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) metric of the 4D spacetime (Figure 1).
Key to the mystery of dark energy: corrected relationship between luminosity distance and redshift
A dimensionless luminosity distance is given by (see appendix)
Discovery of uniformly expanding universe
which is essentially smaller than the luminosity distances. This means that the angular distances of objects at large z values depend as [d.sub.[[theta]] [varies] [z.sup.-1].
A physical model universe without dark energy and dark matter
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