Published 1986
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Journal article
Inflation in a closed Universe
Description
I investigate a class of homogeneous and isotropic cosmological models filled with radiation and constant vacuum energy. I show that in closed models inflation is possible only if the entropy is larger than 1.7 x 1013. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Acta Physica Polonica, Series B
- Journal Volume
- 17
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Series
- Acta Phys. Pol., Ser. B.
- Journal Page Range
- 385-387
- ISSN
- 0587-4254
- CODEN
- APOBB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Poland
- Country of Input or Organization
- Poland
- INIS RN
- 21004553
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; ENTROPY; INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; UNIVERSE
- Descriptors DEC
- MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
Optional Information
- Notes
- Letter to the editor.