On the existence of anisotropic cosmological models in higher order theories of gravity

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/27/22/225013zbMATH Open1204.83073arXiv1007.4669OpenAlexW2041080107MaRDI QIDQ3065950FDOQ3065950

Jonathan Middleton

Publication date: 7 January 2011

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We investigate the behaviour on approach to the initial singularity in higher-order extensions of general relativity by finding exact cosmological solutions for a wide class of models in which the Lagrangian is allowed to depend nonlinearly upon the three possible linear and quadratic scalars built from the Riemann tensor; $R$, $R_{ab}{R}^{ab}$ and $R_{abcd}{R}^{abcd}$. We present new anisotropic vacuum solutions analagous to the Kasner solutions of general relativity and extend previous results to a much wider range of fourth order theories of gravity. We discuss the implications of these results for the behaviour of the more general anisotropic Bianchi type VIII and IX cosmologies as the initial singularity is approached. Furthermore, we also consider the existence conditions for some other simple anisotropic Bianchi I vacuum solutions in which the expansion in each direction is of exponential, rather than power-law behaviour and their relevance for cosmic ``no-hair theorems.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1007.4669

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

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