Title: Construction of inhomogeneous universes which are Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker on average
Abstract: The understanding of our Universe is based on the working hypothesis that the homogeneous and isotropic models give a successful description on a very large scale, despite the nonlinear inhomogeneity of the matter distribution in the present Universe. We consider the compatibility problem between the overall homogeneity and isotropy and the local inhomogeneity. A scheme to construct inhomogeneous irrotational dust universes which are homogeneous and isotropic on average is shown in the framework of general relativity; they represent ``relativistic pancake solutions'' analogous to those in Newtonian cosmology.
Publication Year: 1992
Publication Date: 1992-10-19
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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