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Robertson-Walker metric

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history of astronomy

In astronomy: Development of the big-bang theory
…this metric is called the Robertson-Walker metric. The Robertson-Walker metric and the expansion of the universe (as revealed by the galactic redshifts) were the twin foundations on which much of 20th-century cosmology was constructed.
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