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The algebraic structure of a cosmological term in spherically symmetric solutions

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2010-11-19 v1

Abstract

We propose to describe the dynamics of a cosmological term in the spherically symmetric case by an r-dependent second rank symmetric tensor invariant under boosts in the radial direction. This proposal is based on the Petrov classification scheme and Einstein field equations in the spherically symmetric case. The inflationary equation of state p=-\rho is satisfied by the radial pressure. The tangential pressure is calculated from the conservation equation (the contracted Bianchi identity).

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9912116,
  title  = {The algebraic structure of a cosmological term in spherically symmetric solutions},
  author = {Irina Dymnikova},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9912116},
  year   = {2010}
}

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5 pages Revtex, 5 figures; accepted to Phys.Lett.B