A new approach to initial value variables for the LemaicirctrendashTolmanndashBondi dust solutions

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/19/11/310MaRDI QIDQ4550142zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Roberto A. Sussman, Luis García Trujillo

Publication date 10 April 2003

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0105081

cosmology Tolman solution exact dust solution

Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Macroscopic interaction of the gravitational field with matter (hydrodynamics, etc.) (83C55)

Abstract: We re-examine the Lem^aitre-Tolman-Bondi (LTB) solutions with a dust source admitting symmetry centers. We consider as free parameters of the solutions the initial value functions:

Y_{i}

,

h o_{i}

and

R i

, obtained by restricting the curvature radius,

Y e q u i v s q r t g_{h e t a h e t a}

, the rest mass density,

h o

, and the 3-dimensional Ricci scalar of the rest frames,

R

, to an arbitrary regular Cauchy hypersurface,

T i

, marked by constant cosmic time (

t = t_{i}

). Using

Y_{i}

to fix the radial coordinate and the topology (homeomorphic class) of

T i

, and scaling the time evolution in terms of an adimensional scale factor

y = Y / Y_{i}

, we show that the dynamics, regularity conditions and geometric features of the models are determined by

h o_{i}

,

R i

and by suitably constructed volume averages and contrast functions expressible in terms of invariant scalars defined in

T i

. These quantities lead to a straightforward characterization of initial conditions in terms of the nature of the inhomogeneity of

T i

, as density and/or curvature overdensities (``lumps) and underdensities (voids) around a symmetry center. In general, only models with initial density and curvature lumps evolve without shell crossing singularities, though special classes of initial conditions, associated with a simmultaneous big bang, allow for a regular evolution for initial density and curvature voids. Specific restrictions are found so that a regular evolution for $t > t_{i}$ is possible for initial voids. A step-by-step guideline is provided for using the new variables in the construction of LTB models and for plotting all relevant quantities.

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