Quintessence inhomogeneous cosmology
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چکیده
The Einstein–Klein–Gordon field equations are solved in a inhomogeneous shear–free universe containing a material fluid, a self–interacting scalar field, a variable cosmological term, and a heat flux. A quintessence– dominated scenario arises with a power–law accelerated expansion compatible with the currently observed homogeneous universe.
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