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Jannie A. Leach

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arXiv2014

Conditional escape of gravitons from the brane

In this paper we consider a cosmological Friedmann Robertson Walker brane world imbedded in a 5-dimensional anti-de Sitter Schwarzschild bulk. We show, using potential diagrams, that for an anti-de Sitter bulk the null geodesics never return to the brane. Null geodesics do however return for k=+1 when we include the Schwarzschild like mass and the condition of return is obtained from the corresponding effective potential. We next obtain the condition for a gravitational signal to be emitted from a FRW brane with isotropically distributed matter. We use these results to investigate the conditions under which shortcuts through the bulk are possible.

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arXiv2008

Compactifying the state space for alternative theories of gravity

In this paper we address important issues surrounding the choice of variables when performing a dynamical systems analysis of alternative theories of gravity. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of compactifying the state space, and illustrate this using two examples. We first show how to define a compact state space for the class of LRS Bianchi type I models in $R^n$-gravity and compare to a non--compact expansion--normalised approach. In the second example we consider the flat Friedmann matter subspace of the previous example, and compare the compact analysis to studies where non-compact non--expansion--normalised variables were used. In both examples we comment on the existence of bouncing or recollapsing orbits as well as the existence of static models.

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arXiv2007

Dynamical systems analysis of anisotropic cosmologies in $R^n$-gravity

In this paper we study the dynamics of {\it orthogonal spatially homogeneous} Bianchi cosmologies in $R^n$-gravity. We construct a compact state space by dividing the state space into different sectors. We perform a detailed analysis of the cosmological behaviour in terms of the parameter $n$, determining all the equilibrium points, their stability and corresponding cosmological evolution. In particular, the appropriately compactified state space allows us to investigate static and bouncing solutions. We find no Einstein static solutions, but there do exist cosmologies with bounce behaviours. We also investigate the isotropisation of these models and find that all isotropic points are flat Friedmann like.

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arXiv2007

An analysis of the shear dynamics in Bianchi I cosmologies with $R^n$-gravity

We consider the case of $R^n$-gravity and perform a detailed analysis of the dynamics in Bianchi I cosmologies which exhibit {\it local rotational symmetry} (LRS). We find exact solutions and study their behaviour and stability in terms of the values of the parameter $n$. In particular, we found a set of cosmic histories in which the universe is initially isotropic, then develops shear anisotropies which approaches a constant value.

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