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Big bang of the brane universe

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-11-07 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Big bang of the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW)-brane universe is studied. In contrast to the spacelike initial singularity of the usual FRW universe, the initial singularity of the FRW-brane universe is point-like from the viewpoint of causality including gravitational waves propagating in the bulk. Existence of null singularities (seam singuralities) is also shown in the flat and open FRW-brane universe models.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0107085,
  title  = {Big bang of the brane universe},
  author = {Hideki Ishihara},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0107085},
  year   = {2009}
}

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