Dynamics of a lattice Universe
Abstract
We find a solution to Einstein field equations for a regular toroidal lattice of size L with equal masses M at the centre of each cell; this solution is exact at order M/L. Such a solution is convenient to study the dynamics of an assembly of galaxy-like objects. We find that the solution is expanding (or contracting) in exactly the same way as the solution of a Friedman-Lema\^itre-Robertson-Walker Universe with dust having the same average density as our model. This points towards the absence of backreaction in a Universe filled with an infinite number of objects, and this validates the fluid approximation, as far as dynamics is concerned, and at the level of approximation considered in this work.
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@article{arxiv.1204.3433,
title = {Dynamics of a lattice Universe},
author = {Jean-Philippe Bruneton and Julien Larena},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.3433},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
14 pages. No figure. Accepted version for Classical and Quantum Gravity