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Time in the Standard Model of Cosmology

Beyond a formal preference for background independence, what is stopping us from setting cosmological time as a de facto universal timeline, analogous to newtonian absolute time? General relativity ...
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Where in the universe does time pass fastest relative to time on earth?

It is my understanding that time essentially moves slower in higher gravitational fields relative to time on earth. Conversely, in lower gravitational fields, time passes faster relative to earth. Is ...
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Motion vs space expansion

Let us consider two particles A and B in empty space, and let us assume that I am an observer attached to particle A. Also let us assume that, according to my measurements, I see that the distance ...
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At a center of Gödel's universe

A few quick questions clarifying a picture about Gödel's universe, they bug me badly! Taken from here. So Gödel's universe is made out of dust particles. All of them have angular velocity. Do this ...
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