What is the jerk parameter in terms of the Density parameters?

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The jerk parameter, denoted as ##j_0##, is defined in relation to the deceleration parameter ##q_0## in cosmology. For the Lambda Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) model, the expression for the jerk parameter is given by ##j_0 = q_0 + 2q_0^2 + 1##. However, this relationship does not hold for other cosmological models where the equation of state parameter ##w_{\rm DE}## is time-dependent, leading to variations in the jerk parameter.

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In cosmology the deceleration parameter defined as the

$$q_0 = \frac{1}{2}\sum_i\Omega_{i,0}(1+3w_i)$$

Is there a similar expression for the jerk parameter (##j_0##) ?
 
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Here is the asnwer

In general

$$j(q) = q + 2q^2 + (1+z)\frac{dq}{dz}$$

for $\Lambda$CDM model$$j_0 = q_0 + 2q_0^2 + 1$$

Note that for different cosmological models

$$j_0 \neq q_0 + 2q_0^2 + 1$$

since in the other models ##w_{\rm DE}## is time dependent (well at least in most of them)
 
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