Will the Increasing Scale Factor of the Universe Cause the Sun

question 33

Multiple Choice

Will the increasing scale factor of the universe cause the Sun to get larger over time?

• A) Yes, because the scale factor will change the rate of fusion in the Sun's core.
• B) Yes, because the atoms within the Sun will all expand individually.
• C) No, because Earth is at center of the universe's expansion.
• D) Yes, because the expansion of the universe will directly cause the Sun to expand.
• E) No, because the Sun's self-gravity locally dominates over the expansion of the universe.

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