Kasner–Bianchi II attractor conjecture

Let A\mathcal{A} denote the attractor describing the generic behaviour near the initial singularity, let K\mathcal{K} be the Bianchi type I Kasner subset, and let BII\mathcal{B}_{\mathrm{II}} be the Bianchi type II subset. Let K\mathrm{K}^{\circ} and the subsets TR1\mathcal{T}_{R_1}, TR3\mathcal{T}_{R_3}, TR1R3\mathcal{T}_{R_1R_3}, TN\mathcal{T}_{N_-}, and TR1N\mathcal{T}_{R_1N_-} denote the corresponding invariant pieces. Kasner–Bianchi II attractor conjecture. The attractor is the union of the Bianchi type I Kasner and Bianchi type II subsets, namely

A=KBII=KTR1TR3TR1R3TNTR1N.\mathcal{A}=\mathcal{K}\cup\mathcal{B}_{\mathrm{II}}=\mathrm{K}^{\circ}\cup\mathcal{T}_{R_1}\cup\mathcal{T}_{R_3}\cup\mathcal{T}_{R_1R_3}\cup\mathcal{T}_{N_-}\cup\mathcal{T}_{R_1N_-}.

The claim identifies the full attractor governing generic behaviour near the initial singularity with these Kasner and single-transition pieces; the source gives no evidence that it has been resolved.

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Phillipo Lappicy and Claes Uggla, “Oscillatory spacelike singularities: The Bianchi type VI_-1/9 vacuum models”, arXiv:2410.10375 (2025).

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