https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6516-3
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
A class of higher-dimensional solutions of Einstein’s vacuum equation
Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, 50740-560, Brazil
* e-mail: carlosbatistas@df.ufpe.br
Received:
17
October
2018
Accepted:
12
December
2018
Published online:
7
January
2019
A new class of higher-dimensional exact solutions of Einstein’s vacuum equation is presented. These metrics are written in terms of the exponential of a symmetric matrix and when this matrix is diagonal the solution reduces to higher-dimensional generalizations of Kasner spacetime with a cosmological constant. On the other hand, the metrics attained when such matrix is non-diagonal have more intricate algebraic structures. In the same vein, we integrate Einstein’s equation for homogeneous spacetimes, but not necessarily isotropic, in the presence of a perfect fluid and attain exact solutions in terms of the exponential of a symmetric matrix. Such solutions have not been presented in the literature yet.
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