Perturbations of Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmological models

1 July 1990

journal article
Published by IOP Publishing in Classical and Quantum Gravity

Vol. 7 (7) , 1169-1180
https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/7/7/013

Abstract

The mathematical principles underlying the theory of gauge-invariant perturbations of homogeneous isotropic cosmological models are discussed and a collection of useful formulae is given.

Keywords

CURVATURE TENSOR
MINKOWSKI SPACE
MATHEMATICAL MODEL
GAUGE INVARIANCE
SPACE TIME
PERTURBATION THEORY

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