Abstract
The evolution of a homogeneous and isotropic dissipative fluid is analyzed using dynamical systems techniques. The dissipation is driven by bulk viscous pressure and the truncated Israel-Stewart theory is used. Although almost all solutions inflate, we show that only a few of them can be considered as physical solutions since the dominant energy condition is not satisfied.
- Received 1 June 2000
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.63.023501
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