Is the cosmological singularity really unavoidable in general relativity?
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2012-10-30 v3
Abstract
The initial singularity problem in standard general relativity is treated on the light of a viewpoint asserting that this formulation of Einstein's theory and its conformal formulations are physically equivalent. We show that flat Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universes and open dust-filled and radiation-filled universes are singularity free when described in terms of the formulation of general relativity conformal to the canonical one.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0001007,
title = {Is the cosmological singularity really unavoidable in general relativity?},
author = {Israel Quiros},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0001007},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
this paper has been withdrawn by the author because it significantly overlaps with gr-qc/0002071