The equations of medieval cosmology

TL;DR

This paper explores Dantean cosmography by applying modern cosmological equations with an added fourth dimension of Power, offering a new unified description of the medieval universe where Lucifer is not at the center.

Contribution

It introduces a novel interpretation of medieval cosmology by integrating modern universe expansion equations with an additional dimension of Power.

Findings

The universe can be modeled with a fourth dimension of Power.

Lucifer is not at the center in this new model.

The model unifies medieval and modern cosmological concepts.

Abstract

In Dantean cosmography the Universe is described as a series of concentric spheres with all the known planets embedded in their rotation motion, the Earth located at the centre and Lucifer at the centre of the Earth. Beyond these "celestial spheres", Dante represents the "angelic choirs" as other nine spheres surrounding God. The rotation velocity increases with decreasing distance from God, that is with increasing Power (Virtu'). We show that, adding Power as an additional fourth dimension to space, the modern equations governing the expansion of a closed Universe (i. e. with the density parameter \Omega_0>1) in the space-time, can be applied to the medieval Universe as imaged by Dante in his Divine Comedy. In this representation the Cosmos acquires a unique description and Lucifer is not located at the centre of the hyperspheres.