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arxiv: hep-th/9706221 · v2 · submitted 1997-06-30 · ✦ hep-th · gr-qc

Classical Inhomogeneities in String Cosmology

classification ✦ hep-th gr-qc
keywords bangpre-bigapproachesasymptoticcosmologygeneralmoduliperturbative
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We generalize previous work on inhomogeneous pre-big bang cosmology by including the effect of non-trivial moduli and antisymmetric-tensor/axion fields. The general quasi-homogeneous asymptotic solution---as one approaches the big bang singularity from perturbative initial data---is given and its range of validity is discussed, allowing us to give a general quantitative estimate of the amount of inflation obtained during the perturbative pre-big bang era. The question of determining early-time ``attractors'' for generic pre-big bang cosmologies is also addressed, and a motivated conjecture is advanced. We also discuss S-duality-related features of the solutions, and speculate on the way an asymptotic T-duality symmetry may act on moduli space as one approaches the big bang.

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