Anisotropically inflating universes
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- DAMTP, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge University, Wilbeforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA (United Kingdom)
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3J5 (Canada)
We show that in theories of gravity that add quadratic curvature invariants to the Einstein-Hilbert action there exist expanding vacuum cosmologies with positive cosmological constant which do not approach the de Sitter universe. Exact solutions are found which inflate anisotropically. This behavior is driven by the Ricci curvature invariant and has no counterpart in the general-relativistic limit. These examples show that the cosmic no-hair theorem does not hold in these higher-order extensions of general relativity and raises new questions about the ubiquity of inflation in the very early universe and the thermodynamics of gravitational fields.
- OSTI ID:
- 20795690
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 73, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.73.023007; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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