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Λcdm Cosmology + Chaotic Inflation, Peter A. Farago
Λcdm Cosmology + Chaotic Inflation, Peter A. Farago
Theses and Dissertations
ΛCDM cosmology is described in terms of general relativity and the Robertson-Walker metric. The evolution of the observable universe, currently dominated by dark energy (Λ) and cold dark matter (CDM), is presented in terms of its thermal history. CDM is extended to include an inflation epoch that accelerates the early expansion rate to near exponential levels. It is shown that inflation solves several problems in CDM and produces perturbations in the metric that lead to the observed anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background and the formation of large scale cosmological structures. Various theories of inflation are explored. Predictions of inflation …
Einstein's Equations In Vacuum Spacetimes With Two Spacelinke Killing Vectors Using Affine Projection Tensor Geometry, Miles D. Lawrence
Einstein's Equations In Vacuum Spacetimes With Two Spacelinke Killing Vectors Using Affine Projection Tensor Geometry, Miles D. Lawrence
Theses and Dissertations
Einstein's equations in vacuum spacetimes with two spacelike killing vectors are explored using affine projection tensor geometry. By doing a semi-conformal transformation on the metric, a new "fiducial" geometry is constructed using a projection tensor fields. This fiducial geometry provides coordinate independent information about the underlying structure of the spacetime without the use of an explicit form of the metric tensor.