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Some textbooks describe accelerated expansion with an H value, as shown in the two figure above. It is said that the H value is accelerated because it is smaller in the past and larger in the present. On the contrary, during the deceleration expansion period, the value of H was greater in the past.

However, a proper explanation explains acceleration expansion with the acceleration of the scale factor. In fact, the Hubble constant decreases with time, and in the distant future, the Hubble constant becomes constant, that is, the exponential expansion era is reached.

Why do many textbooks insist on explaining acceleration expansion with H? I think it's a wrong way of explaining.!

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  • $\begingroup$ It's descrbing an out-of-date model $\endgroup$
    – John Davis
    Commented Sep 11, 2021 at 17:25
  • $\begingroup$ @John Davis Are you saying that the H-based explanation method is an old-fashioned method? Are you saying that it was right at the time but wrong now? You're talking about the first picture and the linked picture, right? $\endgroup$
    – teacher
    Commented Sep 11, 2021 at 17:41
  • $\begingroup$ @john Davis I wonder if the explanation using H itself means a wrong approach or an outdated but acceptable explanation. $\endgroup$
    – teacher
    Commented Sep 11, 2021 at 17:43
  • $\begingroup$ @ 빛나는밤 Have you considered the possibility that the universe is not expanding, but only appears to be due to us using the wrong redshift scale-factor relation? physics.stackexchange.com/questions/620794/… $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 11, 2021 at 18:24
  • $\begingroup$ I'm surprised at the fringe comments here. The right answer is that $\Lambda$CDM is well supported but if you find it easier to explain without referring to Hubble's constant, more power to you. $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 11, 2021 at 18:26

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