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The Future Asymptotic Behaviour of a Non-Tilted Bianchi Type IV Viscous Model

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2014-02-26 v8 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics Dynamical Systems Numerical Analysis

Abstract

The future asymptotic behaviour of a non-titled Bianchi Type IV viscous fluid model is analyzed. In particular, we consider the case of a viscous fluid without heat conduction, and constant expansion-normalized bulk and shear viscosity coefficients. We show using dynamical systems theory that the only future attracting equilibrium points are the flat Friedmann-LeMaitre (FL) solution, the open FL solution and the isotropic Milne universe solution. We also show the bifurcations exist with respect to an increasing expansion-normalized bulk viscosity coefficient. It is finally shown through an extensive numerical analysis, that the dynamical system isotropizes at late times.

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@article{arxiv.1207.6132,
  title  = {The Future Asymptotic Behaviour of a Non-Tilted Bianchi Type IV Viscous Model},
  author = {Ikjyot Singh Kohli and Michael C. Haslam},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.6132},
  year   = {2014}
}