Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Feb 1998
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Classical and Quantum Gravity, Volume 15, Issue 2, pp. 331-350 (1998).
Mathematics
Logic
19
Scientific paper
We study isotropization of the Universe by examining the evolution of a class of exact anisotropic cosmological solutions of Einstein's equations, namely spatially homogeneous cosmologies of Bianchi type 0264-9381/15/2/008/img7 with dust or radiation as the source. By using expansion-normalized variables, which unlike the usual metric variables are bounded throughout the evolution, we are able to give complete numerical simulations of the models, from the Planck time to the far-distant future. We find that two types of intermediate isotropization, characterized by the shear being small relative to the rate of expansion, can occur in Bianchi 0264-9381/15/2/008/img7 cosmologies, leading to models which are potentially compatible with the highly isotropic cosmic microwave background observations. In the first type the density parameter 0264-9381/15/2/008/img9 is close to one, while in the second type, it is not necessarily close to one. We relate these results to discussions by Doroshkevich et al and by Barrow of how isotropization occurs in cosmology.
Coley Alan A.
Ellis George F. R.
Hancock Mark
Wainwright John
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