Conditions for spontaneous homogenization of the universe

DOI10.1007/S10714-010-1020-6zbMATH Open1200.83128arXiv1005.3009OpenAlexW2027446772MaRDI QIDQ711671FDOQ711671

Authors: Krzysztof Bolejko, William R. Stoeger 

Publication date: 27 October 2010

Published in: General Relativity and Gravitation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The present-day Universe appears to be homogeneous on very large scales. Yet when the casual structure of the early Universe is considered, it becomes apparent that the early Universe must have been highly inhomogeneous. The current paradigm attempts to answer this problem by postulating the inflation mechanism However, inflation in order to start requires a homogeneous patch of at least the horizon size. This paper examines if dynamical processes of the early Universe could lead to homogenization. In the past similar studies seem to imply that the set of initial conditions that leads to homogenization is of measure zero. This essay proves contrary: a set of initial conditions for spontaneous homogenization of cosmological models can form a set of non-zero measure.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1005.3009

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zbMATH Keywords

homogenizationviscosityearly universepressure gradients

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Macroscopic interaction of the gravitational field with matter (hydrodynamics, etc.) (83C55) Black holes (83C57) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

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