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Title: Effect of inflation on anisotropic cosmologies

Abstract

The effects of anisotropic cosmologies on inflation are studied. By properly formulating the field equations it is possible to show that any model that undergoes sufficient inflation will become isotropic on scales greater than the horizon today. Furthermore, we shall show that it takes a very long time for anisotropies to become visible in the observable part of the Universe. It is interesting to note that the time scale will be independent of the Bianchi Model and of the initial anisotropy. 6 refs.

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Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6020214
Report Number(s):
FNAL/Pub-86/48-A
ON: DE86009993
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03000
Resource Type:
Technical Report
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Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; COSMOLOGY; ANISOTROPY; EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS; ENERGY-MOMENTUM TENSOR; INFLATION; UNIVERSE; EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; TENSORS; 640106* - Astrophysics & Cosmology- Cosmology

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Jensen, L.G., and Stein-Schabes, J.A. Effect of inflation on anisotropic cosmologies. United States: N. p., 1986. Web. doi:10.2172/6020214.
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abstractNote = {The effects of anisotropic cosmologies on inflation are studied. By properly formulating the field equations it is possible to show that any model that undergoes sufficient inflation will become isotropic on scales greater than the horizon today. Furthermore, we shall show that it takes a very long time for anisotropies to become visible in the observable part of the Universe. It is interesting to note that the time scale will be independent of the Bianchi Model and of the initial anisotropy. 6 refs.},
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year = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
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