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An exact solution of the Einstein equations for a Bianchi -I universe in the presence of dust, stiff matter and cosmological constant, generalising the well-known Heckmann-Schucking solution is presented. PACS: 04.20-q; 04.20.Dw Keywords:…
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We discuss simple vacuum solutions to the Einstein Equations in five dimensional space-times compactified in two different ways. In such spaces, one black hole phase and more then one black string phase may exist. Several old metrics are…
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