Kantowski-Sachs Universes sourced by a Skyrme fluid
  The Kantowski-Sachs cosmological model sourced by a Skyrme field and a
cosmological constant is considered in the framework of General Relativity.
Assuming a constant radial profile function for the hedgehog ansatz, the Skyrme
contribution to Einstein equations is shown to be equivalent to an anisotropic
fluid. Using dynamical system techniques, a qualitative analysis of the
cosmological equations is presented. Physically interesting features of the
model such as isotropization, bounce and recollapse are discussed.
