Resolution of Curvature Singularities in Higher Derivative Gravity
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We consider possible resolutions of singularities in a contracting anisotropic universe for a class of higher derivative gravity theories. We give evidence that for our models the big crunch singularity may be replaced by a nearly flat Minkowski-like phase before the Universe reenters an anisotropic expansion in a time-symmetric manner.
7 pages, 4 EPS figures; typos corrected, references added; to be published in Phys. Rev. D
7 pages, 4 EPS figures; typos corrected, references added; to be published in Phys. Rev. D