Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Problems - Page 1365: 39a

Answer

$\rho = \frac{3~H^2}{8~\pi~G}$

Work Step by Step

We can find an expression for the mass $M$: $M = \frac{4}{3}\pi~r^3~\rho$ We can find an expression for the minimum value of the required density: $v = \sqrt{\frac{2GM}{r}}$ $v = \sqrt{\frac{(2G)(\frac{4}{3}\pi~r^3~\rho)}{r}}$ $v = \sqrt{(2G)(\frac{4}{3}\pi~r^2~\rho)}$ $\frac{v}{r} = \sqrt{(2G)(\frac{4}{3}\pi~\rho)}$ $H = \sqrt{(2G)(\frac{4}{3}\pi~\rho)}$ $H^2 = (2G)(\frac{4}{3}\pi~\rho)$ $\rho = \frac{3~H^2}{8~\pi~G}$
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