QUALITATIVE VISCOUS COSMOLOGY

Authors
COLEY AA VANDENHOOGEN RJ MAARTENS R
Citation
Aa. Coley et al., QUALITATIVE VISCOUS COSMOLOGY, Physical review. D. Particles and fields, 54(2), 1996, pp. 1393-1397
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Physical review. D. Particles and fields → ACNP
ISSN journal
05562821
Volume
54
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1393 - 1397
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(1996)54:2<1393:QVC>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The full (nontruncated) Israel-Stewart theory of bulk viscosity is app lied to dissipative FRW spacetimes. Dimensionless variables and dimens ionless equations of state are used to write the Einstein-thermodynami c equations as a plane autonomous system and the qualitative behavior of this system is determined. Entropy production in these models is al so discussed.