On Nonrelativistic Isotropic and Homogeneous Universe
Abstract
This article deals with a nonrelativistic cosmological model based on Galilean covariance, formulated within a five-dimensional Galilean manifold. Within this framework, we construct an isotropic and homogeneous metric analogous to the Friedmann--Robertson--Walker metric but without a universal speed limit. Two distinct solutions of the Einstein-like field equations are obtained: (i) a vacuum configuration () yielding an exponential--quadratic scale factor, and (ii) a dust-dominated universe () described by a non-interacting nonrelativistic fluid. Upon dimensional reduction to spacetime through a specific embedding, the model naturally develops anisotropy in the scale factor and density, consistent with the near-zero spatial curvature inferred from Planck data. In the case of vanishing spatial curvature, the framework reproduces Milne's Newtonian cosmology because this condition leads to a vanishing pressure. This provides an independent nonrelativistic setting for cosmological dynamics within Galilean covariance.
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@article{arxiv.2511.11268,
title = {On Nonrelativistic Isotropic and Homogeneous Universe},
author = {R. G. G. Amorim and A. F. Santos and K. V. S. Araújo and S. C. Ulhoa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.11268},
year = {2025}
}
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14 pages