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Superposition of FLRW Universes

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2020-12-09 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We show that (1) the Einstein field equations with a perfect fluid source admit a nonlinear superposition of two distinct homogenous Friedman-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) metrics as a solution, (2) the superposed solution is an inhomogeneous geometry in general, (3) it reduces to a homogeneous one in the two asymptotes which are the early and the late stages of the universe as described by two different FLRW metrics, (4) the solution possesses a scale factor inversion symmetry and (5) the solution implies two kinds of topology changes: one during the time evolution of the superposed universe and the other occurring in the asymptotic region of space.

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@article{arxiv.2002.00398,
  title  = {Superposition of FLRW Universes},
  author = {Metin Gurses and Yaghoub Heydarzade and Bayram Tekin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.00398},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

13 pages, 4 figures, minor changes

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