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<p>are related through the scale factor : Models of the universe specify the value of the scale factor as a function of <a href="page.php?w=cosmic_time">cosmic time</a>. The scale factor is independent of location and direction.</p>

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<p>Some insight into the expansion can be obtained from a Newtonian expansion model which leads to a simplified version of the Friedmann equation. It relates the proper distance (which can change over time, unlike the <a href="page.php?w=comoving_distance">comoving distance</a>  which is constant and</p><p>
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