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We consider a conformally flat, inhomogeneous solution of the Einstein equations for a dissipative fluid. The production of entropy is found to depend on some arbitrary functions of time. By some subsidiary conditions, such a model is shown to evolve into a homogeneous Friedmann-type universe.
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Martins, M.A.P., Santos, N.O. & Som, M.M. Dissipative fluid in conformally flat space-time. Int J Theor Phys 36, 1457–1463 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02435939
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