Lagrangian formulation of Newtonian cosmology

In this paper, we use the Lagrangian formalism of classical mechanics and some assumptions to obtain cosmological differential equations analogous to Friedmann and Einstein equations, obtained from the theory of general relativity. This method can be used to a universe constituted of incoherent matt...

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Main Authors: H.S. Vieira, V.B. Bezerra
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Física 2014-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbef/v36n3/10.pdf