Conditions for inflation in an initially inhomogeneous universe

Abstract

Using a long wavelength iteration scheme to solve Einstein's equations near the Big-Bang singularity of a universe driven by a massive scalar field, we find how big initial quasi-isotropic inhomogeneities can be before they can prevent inflation to set in.

9 pages, plain Tex, gr-qc/yymmnnn

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