Alternative methods of describing structure formation in the Lemaitre-Tolman model

Charles Hellaby and Andrzej Krasiński
Phys. Rev. D 73, 023518 – Published 26 January 2006

Abstract

We describe several new ways of specifying the behavior of Lemaître-Tolman (LT) models, in each case presenting the method for obtaining the LT arbitrary functions from the given data, and the conditions for existence of such solutions. In addition to our previously considered “boundary conditions,” the new ones include: a simultaneous big bang, a homogeneous density or velocity distribution in the asymptotic future, a simultaneous big crunch, a simultaneous time of maximal expansion, a chosen density or velocity distribution in the asymptotic future, only growing or only decaying fluctuations. Since these conditions are combined in pairs to specify a particular model, this considerably increases the possible ways of designing LT models with desired properties.

  • Received 11 August 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.73.023518

©2006 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Charles Hellaby*

  • Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa

Andrzej Krasiński

  • N. Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bartycka 18, 00 716 Warszawa, Poland

  • *Electronic address: cwh@maths.uct.ac.za
  • Electronic address: akr@camk.edu.pl

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Vol. 73, Iss. 2 — 15 January 2006

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