Proof of the cosmic no-hair conjecture in the T-3-Gowdy symmetric Einstein-Vlasov setting
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2016

The currently preferred models of the universe undergo accelerated expansion induced by dark energy. One model for dark energy is a positive cosmological constant. It is consequently of interest to study Einstein's equations with a positive cosmological constant coupled to matter satisfying the ordinary energy conditions: the dominant energy condition etc. Due to the difficulty of analysing the behaviour of solutions to Einstein's equations in general, it is common to either study situations with symmetry, or to prove stability results. In the present paper, we do both. In fact, we analyse, in detail, the future asymptotic behaviour of T-3-Gowdy symmetric solutions to the Einstein-Vlasov equations with a positive cosmological constant. In particular, we prove the cosmic no-hair conjecture in this setting. However, we also prove that the solutions are future stable (in the class of all solutions). Some of the results hold in a more general setting. In fact, we obtain conclusions concerning the causal structure of T-2-symmetric solutions, assuming only the presence of a positive cosmological constant, matter satisfying various energy conditions and future global existence. Adding the assumption of T-3-Gowdy symmetry to this list of requirements, we obtain C-0-estimates for all but one of the metric components. There is consequently reason to expect that many of the results presented in this paper can be generalised to other types of matter.

cosmic no-hair conjecture

Gowdy symmetry

Einstein-Vlasov system

Författare

Håkan Andreasson

Göteborgs universitet

Chalmers, Matematiska vetenskaper, Matematik

H. Ringstrom

Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH)

Journal of the European Mathematical Society

1435-9855 (ISSN) 1435-9863 (eISSN)

Vol. 18 7 1565-1650

Ämneskategorier

Matematik

DOI

10.4171/jems/623

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