TOWARDS A SINGULARITY-FREE INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE

被引:141
作者
KALOPER, N [1 ]
MADDEN, R [1 ]
OLIVE, KA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MINNESOTA,SCH PHYS & ASTRON,MINNEAPOLIS,MN 55455
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1016/0550-3213(95)00398-C
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
We consider the problem of constructing a non-singular inflationary universe in stringy gravity via branch changing, from a previously superexponentially expanding phase to an FRW-like phase. Our approach is based on the phase space analysis of the dynamics, and we obtain a no-go theorem which rules out the efficient scenario of branch changing catalyzed by dilaton potential and stringy fluid sources. We furthermore consider the effects of string-loop corrections to the gravitational action in the form recently suggested by Damour and Polyakov. These corrections also fail to produce the desired branch change. However, focusing on the possibility that these corrections may decouple the dilaton, we deduce that they may lead to an inflationary expansion in the presence of a cosmological constant, which asymptotically approaches Einstein-de Sitter solution.
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页码:677 / 702
页数:26
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