Can the CMB Reference Frame be Changed in the Newtonian Friedmann Equation?

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The discussion revolves around the possibility of changing the reference frame in the context of the Newtonian Friedmann equation, particularly as it relates to the cosmic microwave background (CMB). Participants explore the implications of such a change on the homogeneity and isotropy of the universe, as well as the validity of the Newtonian Friedmann equation in different frames.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants assert that changing the reference frame results in the universe no longer being homogeneous and isotropic, making parameters H and a meaningless unless transformed back to the CMB frame.
  • Others question the validity of this claim and seek proof, asking if homogeneity and isotropy are relative concepts.
  • One participant illustrates the concept using an analogy with wind direction relative to motion, suggesting that movement relative to the CMB leads to observable anisotropies.
  • Another participant notes that the anisotropies are small, specifically referencing the dipole anisotropy of the CMB.
  • Some argue that the Newtonian Friedmann equation may deviate slightly in a non-isotropic universe, suggesting that perturbative terms may be necessary in the metric used.
  • There is a contention regarding the derivation of the Friedmann equation from Newtonian mechanics, with some asserting that it is an oversimplification and others defending its use for certain problems.
  • Participants express interest in resources for learning more about cosmology and general relativity, indicating a desire for further understanding of the topic.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on whether the Newtonian Friedmann equation can be validly applied in different reference frames or the implications of such changes on the universe's isotropy and homogeneity. Multiple competing views remain regarding the appropriateness of using Newtonian mechanics versus general relativity in this context.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the dependence on definitions of homogeneity and isotropy, the unresolved nature of the mathematical implications of changing reference frames, and the potential oversimplification of using Newtonian dynamics in cosmological contexts.

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This discussion may be of interest to those studying cosmology, general relativity, and the mathematical foundations of the Friedmann equations, as well as individuals curious about the implications of reference frame changes in astrophysical contexts.

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I know that in physics we can change referance frame.The Newtonian Friedmann equation is
##H^2-{8πGp /3}={-k/a^2}##
I know that this equation derived from CMB referance frame.Now can we change this referance frame ?
(And If you can give me an article about this issue I will be very happy,I need exact proof)
Thanks
 
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In a different reference frame, the universe is not homogeneous and isotropic any more. The parameters H and a do not make sense there (unless you transform back to the CMB frame but then you gained nothing).
 
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mfb said:
In a different reference frame, the universe is not homogeneous and isotropic any more. The parameters H and a do not make sense there (unless you transform back to the CMB frame but then you gained nothing).
How can you proof that idea ? Is there any article about that issue ?
I didnt understand something If universe is homogeneous and isotropic how can it be homogeneous and isotropic anymore when we change referance frame.
Homogeneous and isotropic things are relative ?
If its true Is there any picture which I can visulaize it ?
Thanks
 
RyanH42 said:
How can you proof that idea ?
Which one? The first statement is trivial.

If you are at rest relative to the atmosphere, it can be the same in every direction. If you move relative to the atmosphere, you feel wind coming from one direction. This is clearly non-isotropic.
The same applies to the CMB. If you move in one direction, you'll see photons coming from there blueshifted, while photons coming from the opposite side are redshifted.
 
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That's too far stretched. The anisotropies are pretty small (of the order of the dipole CMB anisotropy we observe).
 
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ChrisVer said:
That's too far stretched. The anisotropies are pretty small (of the order of the dipole CMB anisotropy we observe).

mfb said:
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If you are at rest relative to the atmosphere, it can be the same in every direction. If you move relative to the atmosphere, you feel wind coming from one direction. This is clearly non-isotropic.
The same applies to the CMB. If you move in one direction, you'll see photons coming from there blueshifted, while photons coming from the opposite side are redshifted.

Who is right ?
 
@mfb is right. But what I say is that the break of isotropy is very small and gave the order of it (dipole anisotropy of the CMB). The difference in temperatures we observe (the red/blue shift @mfb mentioned) due to our relative velocity to the CMB and so the corresponding anisotropy is of ## \frac{\delta T}{T} \sim 10^{-3}##. That means that the "wind" you will feel is pretty weak... from the one side you measure a temperature 2.724K and from the other you measure 2.726K.

At the same time the relative velocity can affect the measuring of distances and so how we define the Hubble constant H: ##v=cz=Hd##. The deviation >=5% from this equation due to some extra reasonable velocity addition (v~350km/s) is affecting close distance galaxies (5Mpc or less). For larger distances the deviation is even less than 5% and that's why I said that it's far stretched.
 
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mfb said:
In a different reference frame, the universe is not homogeneous and isotropic any more. The parameters H and a do not make sense there

ChrisVer said:
@mfb is right. But what I say is that the break of isotropy is very small and gave the order of it (dipole anisotropy of the CMB). The difference in temperatures we observe (the red/blue shift @mfb mentioned) due to our relative velocity to the CMB and so the corresponding anisotropy is of δTT∼10−3 \frac{\delta T}{T} \sim 10^{-3}. That means that the "wind" you will feel is pretty weak... from the one side you measure a temperature 2.724K and from the other you measure 2.726K.

Is that small affect will change Newtonian Friedmann equation (##H^2-{8πGp /3}={-k/a^2}##) ?

Is there will be an extra term v in Newtonian Friedmann equation you said ?
ChrisVer said:
v=cz=Hdv=cz=Hd. The deviation >=5% from this equation due to some extra reasonable velocity addition (v~350km/s) is affecting close distance galaxies (5Mpc or less).
Is there any article about "change in referance frame in Newtonian Friedmann Equation"
 
No it won't be so simple...the equation will just deviate a little from this form because the universe is not exactly isotropic and homogeneous, so the metric of the spacetime you will have to use must contain this information... This is not a Newtonian Friedmann Equation, although you might have come across its derivation from Newtonian dynamics arguments. The equation is a solution of the Einstein Field Equations (EFE) for the Friedmann Robertson Walker (FRW) metric. Since the metric will change a little (you can do that perturbatively I guess), this solution will also get some perturbative terms.
 
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ChrisVer said:
This is not a Newtonian Friedmann Equation,
Are you sure about that ?? In my equation ##ρ=ρ_m+ρ_r+p_Λ## so that equation must be true and I assumed ##c=1##

ChrisVer said:
although you might have come across its derivation from Newtonian dynamics arguments.
The derivation is ##1/2mv^2-MmG/r=U## and ##k=-U/2m##

ChrisVer said:
ince the metric will change a little (you can do that perturbatively I guess), this solution will also get some perturbative terms.
The metric changes cause homogenity and isotrophy changes.And this affects FRW metric.Ok,but I want to keep things simple.So that's the reason I used NFE(Newtonian Friedmann Equation) NFE is much more simpler.This equation begins assuming homogenic and isotrophic universe.But we changed it.So our equation cannot be true anymore I understand.
Is there any book which I can learn these kind of things ?
 
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The fact that the Newtonian arguments give you the right answer is just a coincidence. So it's not simple, it's oversimplification to the borders of false. Since this type of derivation is wrong, I don't think you can find any textbook that deals with this problem through Newtonian mechanics.

In Newtonian mechanics, if you would like for your problem not to be isotropic you would have to change the things that you initially took isotropic. For example the masses should have some directional arguments and the gravitational potential would be changed (the masses also get some radial dependence) because of inhomogeneity.
 
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ChrisVer said:
Since this type of derivation is wrong
Why its wrong ? I think its good to proof the NFE.
I have textbook which do the same thing as me "derivation part".Maybe its not good to solve this problem using NFE equation but I think its enough to other solutions.
 
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It's wrong because it gives the Friedmann equation by coincidence . The right way is to derive it from general relativity. The textbook you have probably is introductory or does not want to get into the details of derivations but talk about the results.
What you solved was a mechanical problem, and as such if you want to change the input you should expect different output.
 
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Ok,I understand.thanks.In general relativity referance frame will affect universe type or ##Ω_k## isn't it ?

And I want to thank you so much.I think you are best teacher (I don't now you are a teacher or not ).Thank you and thank you again :smile::smile::smile::smile:.
 
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I don't know... I guess the Friedman equations will need extra terms...

I'm not a teacher (thank god :biggrin:)
 
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I want to learn cosmology with GR Is there any book or video or pdf which I can study.? I know simple calculus. And what do you think about Leonard Susskind GR an cosmology lectures. I want to do make these kind of things
Thanks
 
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There is no point in setting up a FLRW-like metric for a reference frame that moves relative to the CMB. It is possible, sure, but things are so much easier if you use the CMB rest frame and transform everything later to predict your actual observations.
 
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mfb said:
There is no point in setting up a FLRW-like metric for a reference frame that moves relative to the CMB. It is possible, sure, but things are so much easier if you use the CMB rest frame and transform everything later to predict your actual observations.
I have just curious what would be happen then..I learned NFE so I don't know GR -FRLW metric.I want to learn them so that's why I asked a textbook or something like that.
 
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RyanH42 said:
I have textbook which do the same thing as me "derivation part".

Which textbook?
 
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An Introduction to Modern Cosmology Andrew Liddle
If you search in google you will find pdf.You can see there.Chapter 3 book page 17
 
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RyanH42 said:
I have just curious what would be happen then..I learned NFE so I don't know GR -FRLW metric.I want to learn them so that's why I asked a textbook or something like that.

The GR problem is found in every GR textbook that contains cosmology.
Now it's just an exercise to get the RW metric from ##ds^2 = dt^2 - a^2(t) \Big(\frac{dr^2}{1-kr^2} + r^2 d \theta^2 + r^2 \sin^2 \theta d \phi^2 \Big)## and derive everything up to the Ricci scalar. It's better to move to comoving coordinates where the metric becomes ##ds^2 = dt^2 - a^2(t) (dx^2 + dy^2 + dz^2)## or ##g_{\mu \nu} = diag(1, -a^2(t),-a^2(t), -a^2(t) )##.
The Einstein equations are then:
## R_{\mu \nu} - \frac{1}{2} g_{\mu \nu} \mathcal{R} = 8 \pi GT_{\mu \nu} \Big(- \Lambda g_{\mu \nu} \Big)##
Where the ##R_{\mu \nu}## is the Ricci tensor, ##\mathcal{R}## is the Ricci scalar, ##T_{\mu \nu}## is the energy momentum tensor that takes the information of the matter content. In given coordinates it can be diagonal with elements the energy density ##\rho## and the momenta ##p##:
##T_{\mu \nu} = diag( \rho, p , p ,p)##.

You can have a look in S. Dodelson's textbook "Modern Cosmology" (whole chapter 2.1) since he demonstrates some derivations.
 
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ChrisVer said:
The GR problem is found in every GR textbook that contains cosmology.
Now it's just an exercise to get the RW metric from ##ds^2 = dt^2 - a^2(t) \Big(\frac{dr^2}{1-kr^2} + r^2 d \theta^2 + r^2 \sin^2 \theta d \phi^2 \Big)## and derive everything up to the Ricci scalar. It's better to move to comoving coordinates where the metric becomes ##ds^2 = dt^2 - a^2(t) (dx^2 + dy^2 + dz^2)## or ##g_{\mu \nu} = diag(1, -a^2(t),-a^2(t), -a^2(t) )##.
The Einstein equations are then:
## R_{\mu \nu} - \frac{1}{2} g_{\mu \nu} \mathcal{R} = 8 \pi GT_{\mu \nu} \Big(- \Lambda g_{\mu \nu} \Big)##
Where the ##R_{\mu \nu}## is the Ricci tensor, ##\mathcal{R}## is the Ricci scalar, ##T_{\mu \nu}## is the energy momentum tensor that takes the information of the matter content. In given coordinates it can be diagonal with elements the energy density ##\rho## and the momenta ##p##:
##T_{\mu \nu} = diag( \rho, p , p ,p)##.

You can have a look in S. Dodelson's textbook "Modern Cosmology" (whole chapter 2.1) since he demonstrates some derivations.
You made a great job.But I don't know metric or even basics GR look this https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/text-book-for-cosmology.818370/
Thank you.
 

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