Uniformly accelerated traveler in an FLRW universe
arXiv:1911.05436 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.101.083536
Abstract
This paper provides an analytical treatment of accelerated and geodesic motion within the framework of the Friedmann -Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) spacetime. By employing conformal time transformations we manage to convert second order differential equations of motion in FLRW spacetime to first order equations in the conformally transformed spacetime. This allows us to derive a general analytical solution in closed-form for accelerated motion in spatially curved FLRW spacetime. We provide few examples of this general solution for the spatially flat cases. The last part of our work focuses on the return journey for a traveler exploring a FLRW universe. We derive certain condition for de Sitter universe that must be satisfied in order to have an actual return journey.
arXiv comment11 pages, 6 figures
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