Spacetime structure of an inflating global monopole

被引:43
作者
Cho, IY [1 ]
Vilenkin, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Tufts Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Tufts Inst Cosmol, Medford, MA 02155 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1997年 / 56卷 / 12期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.56.7621
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
The evolution of a global monopole with an inflating core is investigated. An analytic expression for the exterior metric at large distances from the core is obtained. The overall spacetime structure is studied numerically, both in vacuum and in a radiation background. [S0556-2821(97)02424-7].
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页码:7621 / 7626
页数:6
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