A FAMILY OF COSMOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS IN HIGHER-DIMENSIONAL EINSTEIN GRAVITY

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COLEY, AA
MCMANUS, DJ
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[1] Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computing Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax
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10.1063/1.531308
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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A two-parameter family of solutions to Einstein's vacuum field equations in six dimensions is presented. The solutions are a natural extension of a one-parameter family of five-dimensional vacuum solutions found by Ponce de Leon [Gen. Relativ. Gravit. 20, 539 (1988)] and are closely related to the generalized Kasner metrics. The solution is generalized to 4+n dimensions and is briefly discussed. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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