Cosmic Evolution from Phase Transition of Three-Dimensional Flat Space
May 13, 2013
5 pages
Published in:
- Phys.Rev.Lett. 111 (2013) 18, 181301
- Published: Oct 28, 2013
e-Print:
- 1305.2919 [hep-th]
Report number:
- TUW-13-06
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Abstract: (APS)
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.Note:
- 5 pp, v2: removed Tolman factor from the discussion and corrected footnote [40]; essentially matches published version in PRL
- 04.60.Kz
- 04.60.Rt
- 04.70.Dy
- 11.25.Tq
- 98.80.Bp
- gravitation: massive
- solution: time dependence
- temperature: high
- mass: topological
- critical phenomena
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