Three-dimensional closed universes without collapse in a five-dimensional Kaluza-Klein theory

Journal Article · Sun Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 1985 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.32.3114· OSTI ID:6197815

Matzner, R A; Mezzacappa, A

We discuss a five-vacuum and a five-dust Kaluza-Klein cosmology, in each case with the topology R x S/sup 3/ x S. The four-space behaves in each case like a radiation-filled closed Robertson-Walker cosmology. In the five-vacuum case, the description fails at the instant of maximum expansion of the three-space. In the five-dust case, there is a genuine curvature singularity that ends the model at some nonzero value of the three-space expansion factor.

• Research Organization: Center for Relativity and Physics Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712
• OSTI ID: 6197815
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Vol. 32:12
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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