Age of the universe

Quantum mechanics

Theoretical physics

Anisotropy

Ecology

Cosmology

Redshift

Biology

Galaxy

Big Rip

Scale factor (cosmology)

Astrophysics

Steady State theory

Metric expansion of space

Dark energy

Type (biology)

Cosmological constant

Physics

Particle horizon

Isotropy

Flatness problem

De Sitter universe

Universe

Modern Physics Letters A

According to standard cosmology, the universe is homogeneous and isotropic at large scales. However, some anisotropies can be observed at the local scale in the universe through various ways. Here we have studied the Bianchi type I model with customizing the scale factors to understand the anisotropic nature of the universe. We have considered two cases with slight modifications of scale factors in different directions in the generalized Bianchi Type I metric equation, and compared the results with the $\Lambda$CDM model and also with available cosmological observational data. Through this study, we also want to predict the possible degree of anisotropy present in the early universe and its evolution to current time by calculating the value of density parameter for anisotropy ($\Omega_{\sigma}$) for both low and high redshift (z) along with the possible relative anisotropy that exist among different directions. It is found that there was a significant amount of anisotropy in the early universe and the anisotropic nature of the universe vanishes at the near past and the present epochs. Thus at near past and present stages of the universe there is no effective distinction between this anisotropic model and the standard $\Lambda$CDM model.

Bianchi Type I model of universe with customized scale factors