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G. de Vaucouleurs

Key reference is The Case for a Hierarchical Cosmology by Gérard de Vaucouleurs. Starting on page 1204, the idea that there would exist a well-defined mass density $\,\rho\,$ for the universe is debunked. What precisely do we mean by the average density? What is the evidence to support the notion that a mean density can be defined? In short, how do we know that the universe is homogeneous and isotropic? In fact, since $\,\rho\,$ is so evidently not a constant independent of space coordinates in our neighborhood, how large a volume of space do we need to consider before the average density in this volume may be accepted as a valid estimate of $\,\rho\,$? A story which is continued at page 1207 with some mathematics. Now we believe that, to be optically observable, no stationary material sphere can have a radius $\,R\,$ less than the Schwarzschild limit $$ R_M = 2GM/c^2 $$ corresponding to its mass $\,M\,$ ($G\,$ is the gravitation constant and $\,c\,$ is the velocity of light). In a plot of the correlation between mean density $\,\rho\,$ and characteristic radius $\,R\,$ of cosmical systems of various sizes [ .. ], the line $$ \rho_M = 3c^2/8\pi G R_M^2 $$ [ .. ] defines an extreme upper limit or envelope. That's enough information for the moment being. Consider a sphere with radius $\,R\,$, then we know that $\,R\gt R_M\,$ and so $$ R \gt 2GM/c_0^2 \MET M = \rho_0\frac{4}{3}\pi R^3 \hieruit \rho_0 \lt \frac{3}{8\pi}\frac{c_0^2}{G R^2} $$ This alone already means that an average density cannot be a meaningful concept for a homogeneous, isotropic and infinite universe, because it inevitably approaches zero with increasing volume radius $\,R\to\infty\,$. This may be called de Vaucouleurs paradox.

Now let UAC theory come in with its variable mass hypothesis and calculate again. $$ R \gt \frac{2GM}{c_0^2} = \frac{2G}{c_0^2}\int_0^R\rho_0\,e^{-\Gamma r}4\pi r^2\,dr = \frac{8\pi\,G\,\rho_0}{c_0^2}\int_0^R e^{-\Gamma r} r^2\,dr \hieruit \\ \frac{8\pi\,G\,\rho_0}{c_0^2\,\Gamma^3} \left[-e^{-x}(x^2 + 2x + 2)\right]_{x=0}^{x=\Gamma R} \lt R $$ This leads to a dimensionless expression and a pure mathematical problem. Namely what is $\,x=(\Gamma R)\,$ such that $$ \frac{8\pi\,G\,\rho_0}{c_0^2\,\Gamma^2} \left[ 2\,\frac{1 - e^{-x}}{x} - e^{-x}x - 2\,e^{-x} \right] \lt 1 $$ A few values of the function between square brackets (for $\,x\ge 0$) are given by $$ f(x) = 2\,\frac{1 - e^{-x}}{x} - e^{-x}x - 2\,e^{-x} $$ $$ f(x) \ge 0 \SP f(0) = 0 \SP \lim_{x\to\infty} f(x) = 0 $$

Determine the maximum of the function and give names: $\,(W,w)\,$ with $\,f(W)=w\,$.

f(x) := 2*(1-exp(-x))/x-x*exp(-x)-2*exp(-x);
diff(f(x),x); s := fsolve(%=0,{x});
assign(s); # x = W

                        s := {x = 3.383634283}

w := 2*(1-exp(-x))/x-x*exp(-x)-2*exp(-x);

                          w := 0.3883945571
$$ \frac{H}{c_0}R_O = W \hieruit R_O = 3.383634283 \times (\mbox{Hubble length}) $$ From Hubble volume in Wikipedia: The Hubble length $\,c/H_0\,$ is 14.4 billion light years in the standard cosmological model, somewhat larger than $\,c\,$ times times the age of the universe, 13.8 billion years. With our non-standard model thus we have $$ R_O = 3.383634283 \times 14.4 \approx 48.7 \; \mbox{billion light years} $$ And $\,f(W)=w=0.3883945571\,$. Anyway the requirement is $$ f(x) \lt \frac{H^2}{8\pi\,G\,\rho_0} $$ We have found the following possibilities in the Origin of Inertia section. $$ H^2 = \chi\,G\,\rho_0 \MET \begin{cases} \chi = \pi & (: \mbox{OI}) \\ \chi = 4\pi/3 & (:\mbox{Mach}) \\ \chi = 8\pi/3 & (: \Lambda\mbox{CDM}) \end{cases} $$ Respectively resulting in: $$ \begin{cases} f(x) \lt 1/8 \; : & x \lt 0.830482866 \OF x \gt 15.99973886 & (: \mbox{OI}) \\ f(x) \lt 1/6 \; : & x \lt 1.029356556 \OF x \gt 11.99369937 & (: \mbox{Mach}) \\ f(x) \lt 1/3 \; : & x \lt 2.096433787 \OF x \gt 5.451457921 & (: \Lambda\mbox{CDM}) \end{cases} $$ with radius $\,R=x\cdot c_0/H\,$. Calculation details:
f(x) := 2*(1-exp(-x))/x-x*exp(-x)-2*exp(-x);
fsolve(f(x)=1/4,x,0..4); # LATER
fsolve(f(x)=1/4,x); # : see below
fsolve(f(x)=1/3,x,0..4);
fsolve(f(x)=1/3,x);
fsolve(f(x)=1/6,x,0..4);
fsolve(f(x)=1/6,x,4..100);
fsolve(f(x)=1/3,x,0..4);
fsolve(f(x)=1/3,x,4..100);
It follows that all of the above possibilities are compatible with a homogeneous, isotropic, infinite, eternal, Euclidean universe.

Google up radius of Observable universe, then we find: The radius of the observable universe is therefore estimated to be about 46.5 billion light-years and its diameter about 28.5 gigaparsecs. So standard is not far off when compared to a non-standard $\,R_O \approx 48.7$ billion light years. Together with the speed of light and a Hubble parameter (both with Google) we calculate

R := 28.5/2*10^3; # Mpc
c := 299792.458; # km/s
H := 69.8; # (km/s)/Mpc
x := R*H/c;
                           x := 3.317795273
Thus resulting in a value which is well within any of the "forbidden" areas for that dimensionless radius and close to $\,W = 3.383634283\,$. We think that an interpretation of the above must be that, in UAC theory, there also exists a radius $\,R_O\,$ of the observable universe, the inside of a "Black Hole" so to speak, beyond which no light can escape. However, our "Black Hole" is assumed to be a Dark_star (Newtonian mechanics), meaning that there is no gravitational collapse; otherwise our observable universe would not even exist. Now suppose that a bright star is at a distance $\,R_O\,$ from us, then, with respect to that star, the earth is at a distance $\,R_O\,$. Consequently, the light from that star cannot escape beyond that distance and thus it shall be invisible to us. So everything outside that "Black Hole" / our "Cosmic Bubble" cannot be observed by us human beings. The magnitude of $\,R_O\,$ depends on the model employed, namely: $$ R_O = \frac{c_0}{H} \times \begin{cases} x = 0.830482866 & (: \mbox{OI}) \\ x = 1.029356556 & (: \mbox{Mach}) \\ x = 2.096433787 & (: \Lambda\mbox{CDM}) \end{cases} $$ However, it is suggested that, independent of any model, a value of $\,x\,$ that cannot be surpassed is $\,x=W=3.383634283\,$. It can also be argued that there are no "forbidden" Black-Hole-like regions in our universe. A by-product of the above is the mass $\,M\,$ of the whole universe, whether observable or not. $$ \frac{2GM}{c_0^2} = \frac{8\pi\,G\,\rho_0}{c_0^2\,\Gamma^3}\lim_{x\to\infty}f(x).x = 2\frac{8\pi\,G\,\rho_0}{c_0^2\,\Gamma^3} \hieruit M = \frac{8\pi\,\rho_0}{\Gamma^3} = 6\,\rho_0\,\frac{4}{3}\pi \left(\frac{c_0}{H}\right)^3 $$ For the Observable part of the universe we calculate that approximately two third of the total mass is in there.
x := 3.383634283;
fx := evalf(2*(1-exp(-x))-exp(-x)*x^2-2*exp(-x)*x);
$$ M_O = 1.314185140 \times \frac{4\pi\,\rho_0}{\Gamma^3} \approx 4\,\rho_0\,\frac{4}{3}\pi \left(\frac{c_0}{H}\right)^3 $$ If we give credence to the Lambda-CDM model, then there also exists a critical density $\,\rho_{crit}\,$ which according to (the GR version of) our own theory must be slightly smaller than the ΛCDM value: $$ \rho_{crit} = \frac{H^2}{w\times 8\pi G} = 7.454393805\times 10^{-27}\;kg/m^3 $$ Calculation details:
G := 6.67408*10^(-11);
Mpc := 3.08567758*10^22;
H := 68*1000/Mpc;
w := 0.3883945571;
rho := evalf(H^2/(w*8*Pi*G));
It has been suggested that, independent of any model, a value of $\,x=\Gamma r\,$ that cannot be surpassed is $\,x=W=3.383634283\,$. This idea allows us to make an estimate of the maximally possible (cosmological / non-Doppler) redshift $\,z_{max}\,$ in the universe which is observable by us. $$ \frac{\lambda}{\lambda_0} = \exp(W) \hieruit 1+z_{max} = \exp(3.383634283) \SP \boxed{\Large\;z_{max} \approx 28.5\;} $$ It means that Olbers' Paradox for our infinite universe is effectively solved: almost none of it is observable here and now. In comparison, the maximally observable redshift with ΛCDM values in a Static Euclidean Universe (SEU) is $\,\exp(2.096433787) = 8.137\,$, which actually has been surpassed already by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) with its discovery of the high-redshift galaxy GN-z11. Up until the discovery of JADES-GS-z13-0 in 2022 by the James Webb Space Telescope, GN-z11 was the oldest and most distant known galaxy yet identified in the observable universe, having a spectroscopic redshift of z = 10.957, which corresponds to a proper distance of approximately 32 billion light-years (9.8 billion parsecs). Keep up the Guinness World Record of the most distant confirmed galaxy in Wikipedia's List of the most distant astronomical objects.
Whatever. Our above result also means that the so-called redshift of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), which is claimed to be about $\,z=1089\,$ - the largest redshift in the universe - is not observable at all, let alone that it has been observed.

Reference is "Detection of the cosmological time dilation of high-redshift quasars". The same method as in that thread 96 can be employed to calculate the age $(T_0-T_O)$ of stars at the edge of our Observable universe. That age must be expressed, of course, in orbital time, because the age of the universe in atomic time is simply eternal. According to Narlikar's Law we have: $$ \left[1+\frac{1}{2}H(T-T_0)\right]^2 = \frac{m}{m_0} = e^{H(t-t_0)} \SP 1-\frac{1}{2}H(T_0-T_O) = \sqrt{e^{-H/c.R_O}} = \sqrt{e^{-W}} \\ (T_0-T_O) = 2\left(1-e^{-W/2}\right)\times\frac{1}{H} \hieruit \mbox{age} \approx 1.63 \times \mbox{(Hubble time)} $$