Global Structure of a Multi-Fluid Cosmology

TL;DR

This paper develops a non-singular, multi-fluid cosmological model consistent with Einstein's equations, analyzing its causal structure and fluid component interactions over cosmic time.

Contribution

It introduces a general fluid cosmology framework with a dynamic metric and coupled rate equations, avoiding primordial singularities and exploring effects of dark energy.

Findings

Primordial fluid dissolution is singularity-free.

Penrose diagrams illustrate causal structures with/without dark energy.

Model aligns with observational evidence during intermediate and late times.

Abstract

Fluid cosmologies are consistent with the generally accepted observational evidence during intermediate and late times, and they need not have singular behavior in primordial times. A general form for fluid cosmology consistent with Einstein's equation is demonstrated, and a dynamic metric that incorporates fluid scale is developed. The large scale causal structure of a multi-fluid cosmology exemplary of standard cosmology is then examined. This is done through developing coupled rate equations for radiation, dust, and dark components. The beginning of the dissolution of the primordial fluid into the other components is singularity-free, since the fluid provides a non-vanishing scale for the cosmology. Penrose diagrams are developed for cosmologies both with and without a final state dark energy density.