Abstract

Following Gowdy, Berger, and Misner we construct a new exact solution of the Einstein--Maxwell--massless-scalar-field equations which corresponds to an inhomogeneous closed universe filled with scalar, gravitational, and electromagnetic waves. It is obtained as a result of homogeneity breaking in the corresponding Bianchi type-I universe. The combined effect of the scalar and vector fields on the dynamics of the evolution process and the interactions between the fields involved are systematically investigated. The structure of the initial singularity is studied in detail in both the homogeneous and inhomogeneous cases. The final stage of evolution is studied and interpreted in terms of the quanta of scalar, gravitational, and electromagnetic fields. Possible extensions of the present model to the conformally coupled scalar field and the Abelian solutions of the Yang-Mills field equations are pointed out.

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