Dissipative cosmological solutions

The exact general solution to the Einstein equations is a homogeneous Universe with a full causal viscous fluid source for the bulk viscosity index m = 1/2 is found. We have investigated the asymptotic stability of Friedmann and de Sitter solutions, the former is stable for m greater than or equal to 1/2 and the latter for m less than or equal to 1/2. The comparison with results of the truncated theory is made. For m = 1/2, it was found that families of solutions with extrema no longer remain in the full case and they are replaced by asymptotically Minkowski evolutions. These solutions are monotonic.