Conditions for inflation in an initially inhomogeneous universe
- 15 February 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 51 (4) , 1563-1568
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.51.1563
Abstract
Using a long wavelength iteration scheme to solve Einstein’s equations near the big-bang singularity of a universe driven by a massive scalar field, we find how big initial quasi-isotropic inhomogeneities can be before they can prevent inflation to set in.Keywords
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