Phys. Rev. D 66, 064010 (2002) [9 pages]Quasi-isotropization of the inhomogeneous mixmaster universe induced by an inflationary processReceived 5 December 2001; published 17 September 2002 We derive a “generic” inhomogeneous “bridge” solution for a cosmological model in the presence of a real self-interacting scalar field. This solution connects a Kasner-like regime to an inflationary stage of evolution and therefore provides a dynamical mechanism for the quasi-isotropization of the universe. In the framework of a standard Arnowitt-Deser-Misner Hamiltonian formulation of the dynamics and by adopting Misner-Chitrè-like variables, we integrate the Einstein-Hamilton-Jacobi equation corresponding to a “generic” inhomogeneous cosmological model whose evolution is influenced by the coupling with a bosonic field, expected to be responsible for a spontaneous symmetry breaking configuration. The dependence of the detailed evolution of the universe on the initial conditions is then appropriately characterized. © 2002 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.66.064010
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.66.064010
PACS:
04.20.Jb, 98.80.Hw
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