Global gravitational instability of FLRW backgrounds-interpreting the dark sectors

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/28/16/165004zbMATH Open1225.83106arXiv1103.1146OpenAlexW2057552478WikidataQ62562784 ScholiaQ62562784MaRDI QIDQ3173072FDOQ3173072

Thomas Buchert, Xavier Roy, Nathaniel Obadia, Sante Carloni

Publication date: 10 October 2011

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

Abstract: The standard model of cosmology is based on homogeneous-isotropic solutions of Einstein's equations. These solutions are known to be gravitationally unstable to local inhomogeneous perturbations, commonly described as evolving on a background given by the same solutions. In this picture, the FLRW backgrounds are taken to describe the average over inhomogeneous perturbations for all times. We study in the present article the (in)stability of FLRW dust backgrounds within a class of averaged inhomogeneous cosmologies. We examine the phase portraits of the latter, discuss their fixed points and orbital structure and provide detailed illustrations. We show that FLRW cosmologies are unstable in some relevant cases: averaged models are driven away from them through structure formation and accelerated expansion. We find support for the proposal that the dark components of the FLRW framework may be associated to these instability sectors. Our conclusion is that FLRW cosmologies have to be considered critically as for their role to serve as reliable models for the physical background.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1103.1146

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Macroscopic interaction of the gravitational field with matter (hydrodynamics, etc.) (83C55) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Astrophysical cosmology (85A40) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15)

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