Non-Relativistic Expansion Of The Flat Universe

A detailed analysis shows that the principle of energy conservation – presumed in General Relativity (GR) – simply does not hold in an unlimited universe undergoing spatially flat-metric, accelerating expansion. For this reason, a new non-GR model for the expanding universe is developed from basics. It is based on recent observational results and the model is established in the minimalist spirit of Occam’s razor. The non-inertial, accelerating expansion of the spatially flat universe is proposed to be driven by a non-conservative influx of new energy, in natural agreement with commonly accepted physics, and vacuum energy is identified as the kinetic expansion energy of the universe. (This source flux is fundamentally different from the one proposed by Hoyle and others in the Steady State Model.) A Big Bang beginning is predicted and the observed expansion features of the universe are readily explained, qualitatively as well as numerically. A new, strong relationship between vacuum energy and other cosmic media is revealed. The theory yields singular and non-singular Big Bang solutions; the Planck unit system being closely linked to the non-singular primordial state of the universe. This new model is less restricted than standard cosmology and shows better predictive power