The Gowdy T3 cosmologies revisited

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Hern, SD [1 ]
Stewart, JM [1 ]
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[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Appl Math & Theoret Phys, Cambridge CB3 9EW, England
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10.1088/0264-9381/15/6/014
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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We have examined, repeated and extended earlier numerical calculations of Berger and Moncrief for the evolution of unpolarized Gowdy T-3 cosmological models. Our results are consistent with theirs and we support their claim that the models exhibit AVTD behaviour, even though spatial derivatives cannot be neglected. The behaviour of the curvature invariants and the formation of structure through evolution both backwards and forwards in time is discussed.
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