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Einstein-aether models III: conformally static metrics, perfect fluid and scalar fields

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2021-01-11 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The asymptotic properties of conformally static metrics in Einstein-aether theory with a perfect fluid source and a scalar field are analyzed. In case of perfect fluid, some relativistic solutions are recovered such as: Minkowski spacetime, the Kasner solution, a flat FLRW space and static orbits depending on the barotropic parameter γ\gamma. To analyze locally the behavior of the solutions near a sonic line v2=γ1v^2=\gamma-1, where vv is the tilt, a new "shock" variable is used. Two new equilibrium point on this line are found. These points do not exist in General Relativity when 1<γ<21 <\gamma<2 . In the limiting case of General Relativity these points represent stiff solutions with extreme tilt. Lines of equilibrium points associated with a change of causality of the homothetic vector field are found in the limit of General Relativity. For non-homogeneous scalar field ϕ(t,x)\phi(t,x) with potential V(ϕ(t,x))V(\phi(t,x)) the symmetry of the conformally static metric restrict the scalar fields to be considered to ϕ(t,x)=ψ(x)λt,V(ϕ(t,x))=e2tU(ψ(x)) \phi(t,x)=\psi (x)-\lambda t, V(\phi(t,x))= e^{-2 t} U(\psi(x)), U(ψ)=U0e2ψλU(\psi)=U_0 e^{-\frac{2 \psi}{\lambda}}. An exhaustive analysis (analytical or numerical) of the stability conditions is provided for some particular cases.

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@article{arxiv.2010.03033,
  title  = {Einstein-aether models III: conformally static metrics, perfect fluid and scalar fields},
  author = {Genly Leon and Alfredo Millano and Joey Latta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.03033},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

39 pages, 15 compound figures

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