A Singular Conformal Spacetime
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2015-06-25 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
The infinite cosmological "constant" limit of the de Sitter solutions to Einstein's equation is studied. The corresponding spacetime is a singular, four-dimensional cone-space, transitive under proper conformal transformations, which constitutes a new example of maximally-symmetric spacetime. Grounded on its geometric and thermodynamic properties, some speculations are made in connection with the primordial universe.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0403099,
title = {A Singular Conformal Spacetime},
author = {R. Aldrovandi and J. P. Beltran Almeida and J. G. Pereira},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0403099},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
RevTeX4, 10 pages, 1 eps figure. Presentation changes, including a new title; section II.E, on the thermodynamic properties of the de Sitter horizon, completely revised. Version to be published in Journal of Geometry and Physics