English

Exact spherically-symmetric inhomogeneous model with n perfect fluids

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2012-01-11 v3 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We present the exact equations governing the dynamics of a spherically-symmetric inhomogeneous model with n decoupled and non-comoving perfect fluids. Thanks to the use of physically meaningful quantities we write the set of 3+2n equations in a concise and transparent way. The n perfect fluids can have general equations of state, thus making the model extremely flexible to study a large variety of cosmological and astrophysical problems. As applications we consider a model sourced by two non-comoving dust components and a cosmological constant, and a model featuring dust and a dark energy component with negligible speed of sound.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.1105.6099,
  title  = {Exact spherically-symmetric inhomogeneous model with n perfect fluids},
  author = {Valerio Marra and Mikko Paakkonen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.6099},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

31 pages, 11 figures; matches version accepted for publication in JCAP; added application to clustering dark energy, comparison with previous work on exact solutions, and other minor improvements/references