Newtonian cosmology

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:appliesTo non-relativistic universe
gptkbp:assumes homogeneity
isotropy
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Newtonian_mechanics
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Einstein's_general_relativity
gptkbp:describes gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:explains expansion of the universe (in a limited sense)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Newtonian cosmology
gptkbp:precededBy relativistic cosmology
gptkbp:prohibits inability to explain relativistic effects
gptkbp:relatedTo Friedmann equations (in the Newtonian limit)
gptkbp:studies gravitational effects on a cosmic scale
gptkbp:usedBy early 20th-century physicists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cartesian_cosmology
gptkb:Seeliger's_constant
gptkb:Seeliger's_principle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7