English

On the initial singularity in Kantowski-Sachs spacetime

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2021-07-14 v1

Abstract

The emergent universe scenario is a proposal for resolving the Big Bang singularity problem in the standard Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker cosmology. In the context of this scenario, the Universe originates from a nonsingular static state. In the present work, considering the realization of the emergent universe scenario, we address the possibility of having a nonsingular Kantowski-Sachs type static state. Considering four and five dimensional models (with and without brane), it is shown that both the existence and stability of a nonsingular state depend on the dimensions of the spacetime and the nature of the fluid supporting the geometry.

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@article{arxiv.2107.02872,
  title  = {On the initial singularity in Kantowski-Sachs spacetime},
  author = {Elham Ghorani and Yaghoub Heydarzade},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.02872},
  year   = {2021}
}

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21 pages, 4 figures, published version

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