Cosmic Evolution from Phase Transition of Three-Dimensional Flat Space
Flat space cosmology spacetimes are exact time-dependent solutions of three-dimensional gravity theories, such as Einstein gravity or topologically massive gravity. We exhibit a novel kind of phase transition between these cosmological spacetimes and the Minkowski vacuum. At sufficiently high temper...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | en_US |
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American Physical Society
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84956 |
| Summary: | Flat space cosmology spacetimes are exact time-dependent solutions of three-dimensional gravity theories, such as Einstein gravity or topologically massive gravity. We exhibit a novel kind of phase transition between these cosmological spacetimes and the Minkowski vacuum. At sufficiently high temperature, (rotating) hot flat space tunnels into a universe described by flat space cosmology. |
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