Published December 15, 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Three-dimensional closed universes without collapse in a five-dimensional Kaluza-Klein theory

  • 1. Center for Relativity and Physics Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712

Description

We discuss a five-vacuum and a five-dust Kaluza-Klein cosmology, in each case with the topology R x S3 x S. The four-space behaves in each case like a radiation-filled closed Robertson-Walker cosmology. In the five-vacuum case, the description fails at the instant of maximum expansion of the three-space. In the five-dust case, there is a genuine curvature singularity that ends the model at some nonzero value of the three-space expansion factor

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., D
Journal Volume
32
Journal Issue
12
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
3114-3117
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDA