On the isotropy of the universe: Do Bianchi VIIh cosmologies isotropize?

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 331-350

  Wainwright, J ^a   Coley, A A ^b   Ellis, G F R ^c   Hancock, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 0032329969     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/15/2/008     Document Type: Article

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