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The problem of finding spherically symmetric self-similar solutions of Einstein's field equations with a barotropic perfect fluid, which can be joined through a shock wave to some cosmological models, is considered. It is found that such solutions comprise an expanding shell of matter surrounding a horizon with an interior singularity.
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Moschetti, G. Cosmological shock waves in general relativity. Gen Relat Gravit 19, 155–170 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00770327
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