Abstract
Starting from the inhomogeneous shear-free Nariai metric we show, by solving the Einstein-Klein-Gordon field equations, how a self-interacting scalar field plus a material fluid, a variable cosmological term, and a heat flux can drive the universe to its currently observed state of homogeneous accelerated expansion. A quintessence scenario where power-law inflation takes place for a string-motivated potential in the late-time dominated field regime is proposed. ©1999 The American Physical Society.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
| Journal | Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Nov 1999 |