Deceleration parameter
type: Concept
alternative label: Q-parameter
definition: A parameter designating the rate at which the expansion of the Universe would slow down owing to the braking gravitational effect of the matter content of the Universe.
modified: 2020-11-03T19:53:17.374Z
modified: 2020-11-03T19:53:32.051Z
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie
narrower: Accelerating universe
broader: Cosmological parameters

Accelerating universe
type: Concept
broader: Deceleration parameter

Cosmological parameters
type: Concept
narrower: Deceleration parameter