Recollapsing spacetimes with Λ < 0

Author(s)
David Fajman, Maximilian Kraft
Abstract

We show that any homogeneous initial data set with Λ < 0 on a product three-manifold of orthogonal form ( S 1 × F , a 0 2 d z 2 + b 0 2 σ 2 , c 0 d z 2 + d 0 σ ) , where ( F , σ ) is a closed two-surface of constant curvature and a 0 , … , d 0 are suitable constants, recollapses under the Einstein-flow with a negative cosmological constant and forms crushing singularities at the big bang and the big crunch, respectively. Towards certain singularities among those the Kretschmann scalar remains bounded. We then show that the presence of a massless scalar field causes the Kretschmann scalar to blow-up towards both ends of spacetime for all solutions in the corresponding class. By standard arguments this recollapsing behaviour extends to an open neighbourhood in the set of initial data sets and is in this sense generic close to the homogeneous regime.

Organisation(s)
Gravitational Physics
External organisation(s)
Universität Wien
Journal
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Volume
40
No. of pages
34
ISSN
0264-9381
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2211.04059
Publication date
07-2023
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103028 Theory of relativity
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Portal url
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/recollapsing-spacetimes-with---0(0455b30a-1477-43dd-96f3-b1bb21760e7c).html