m. If we wait long enough, in years we won't be able to see any other galaxy from ours. If this time is written as , where , what is the value of ?
Assume that the nearest galaxy to us is separated from us byDetails and Assumptions :
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It is rather easy, actually. First, by Hubble's relation we have V = H a where V is the velocity of a galaxy that is a meters away from us. To know the distance the galaxy will be from us in the moment it will desapear, we make V = c (it is allowed in general relativity). Again, using Hubble's relation
d t d a = H a ⇒ ∫ x 0 x a d a = H ∫ t 0 t d t ∴ x = x 0 e H ( t − t 0 )
Where x 0 is the distance of the nearest galaxy to us, x is the distance function and we'll assume t 0 = 0 (that is, the time starts counting from now). Using the condition we discovered above (that the distance must be a = H c ) we have
H c = x 0 e H t ⇒ t = H 1 × ln x 0 H c
And for those values that were given in the problem, we'll get the time in seconds. Converting to years, the answer will give us n = 1 1 .