The very early universe

2021 ◽  
pp. 417-432
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Steane
Keyword(s):  
Early Universe ◽  
General Problem ◽  
Inflationary Cosmology ◽  
Inflaton Field ◽  
Quantum Approach ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Quantitative Treatment

The universe at very early times, before the GUT era, is discussed. The entropy problem is described. The horizon and flatness problems are subsumed into the general problem of finding plausible models of the physics of the Planck era or the era immediately after it. An outline of inflationary cosmology is given, including quantitative treatment of a scalar inflaton field, treated in both a classical and quantum approach, in order to find the average dynamics and the spectrum of perturbations, respectively.

scholarly journals Complex Inflaton Field in Quantum Cosmology

1997 ◽  
Vol 06 (06) ◽  
pp. 649-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Yu. Kamenshchik ◽  
I. M. Khalatnikov ◽  
A. V. Toporensky
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Cosmological Model ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Inflationary Cosmology ◽  
Complex Scalar ◽  
Inflaton Field ◽  
Absolute Value ◽  
Forbidden Regions ◽  
Complex Scalar Field ◽  
The Universe

We investigate the cosmological model with the complex scalar self-interacting inflaton field non-minimally coupled to gravity. The different geometries of the Euclidean classically forbidden regions are represented. The instanton solutions of the corresponding Euclidean equations of motion are found by numerical calculations supplemented by the qualitative analysis of Lorentzian and Euclidean trajectories. The applications of these solutions to the no-boundary and tunneling proposals for the wave function of the Universe are studied. Possible interpretation of obtained results and their connection with inflationary cosmology is discussed. The restrictions on the possible values of the new quasifundamental constant of the theory — non-zero classical charge — are obtained. The equations of motion for the generalized cosmological model with complex scalar field are written down and investigated. The conditions of the existence of instanton solutions corresponding to permanent values of an absolute value of scalar field are obtained.

COSMIC RELIC TORSION FROM INFLATIONARY COSMOLOGY

1999 ◽  
Vol 08 (06) ◽  
pp. 725-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. C. GARCIA DE ANDRADE
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Scalar Field ◽  
Inflationary Cosmology ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Planck Mass ◽  
Present Epoch ◽  
Inflaton Field ◽  
Upper Limit ◽  
Cartan Torsion ◽  
The Universe

An inflationary de Sitter solution of Teleparallel Equivalent of General Relativity (TERG) is obtained. In this model Cartan torsion is shown to be a cosmological relic in the sense that it decays from earlier epochs of the Universe until extremely small values at the present epoch. This would be the reason why it is very difficult to measure cosmological torsion at the present epoch and only extremely small relic torsion would be left. Torsion plays a role similar to the inflaton field in its interaction with the scalar field. The torsion mass is determined from the teleparallel action in terms of the Planck mass. The value of the torsion mass is of the order of Planck mass. An upper limit for torsion of 10-18s-1 is obtained for the de Sitter phase. By considering the Friedmann phase it is possible to show that torsion induces an oscillation on the Universe.

scholarly journals IMPLICATIONS OF A QUANTUM MECHANICAL TREATMENT OF THE UNIVERSE

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (05) ◽  
pp. 347-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
MURAT ÖZER
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Wave Packet ◽  
Early Universe ◽  
Mechanical Treatment ◽  
Correspondence Principle ◽  
Scale Factor ◽  
Quantum Mechanical ◽  
Quantum Mechanical Treatment ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
The Universe

We attempt to treat the very early Universe according to quantum mechanics. Identifying the scale factor of the Universe with the width of the wave packet associated with it, we show that there cannot be an initial singularity and that the Universe expands. Invoking the correspondence principle, we obtain the scale factor of the Universe and demonstrate that the causality problem of the standard model is solved.

scholarly journals Displaced new physics at colliders and the early universe before its first second

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Calibbi ◽  
Francesco D’Eramo ◽  
Sam Junius ◽  
Laura Lopez-Honorez ◽  
Alberto Mariotti
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Early Universe ◽  
Upper Bound ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Early History ◽  
Relic Density ◽  
History Of ◽  
Indirect Information ◽  
The Universe

Abstract Displaced vertices at colliders, arising from the production and decay of long-lived particles, probe dark matter candidates produced via freeze-in. If one assumes a standard cosmological history, these decays happen inside the detector only if the dark matter is very light because of the relic density constraint. Here, we argue how displaced events could very well point to freeze-in within a non-standard early universe history. Focusing on the cosmology of inflationary reheating, we explore the interplay between the reheating temperature and collider signatures for minimal freeze-in scenarios. Observing displaced events at the LHC would allow to set an upper bound on the reheating temperature and, in general, to gather indirect information on the early history of the universe.

scholarly journals Relativistic Cosmology with an Introduction to Inflation

Universe ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 276
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zahid Mughal ◽  
Iftikhar Ahmad ◽  
Juan Luis García Guirao
Keyword(s):  
Standard Model ◽  
Early Universe ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Relativistic Cosmology ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Big Bang Model ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
The Universe

In this review article, the study of the development of relativistic cosmology and the introduction of inflation in it as an exponentially expanding early phase of the universe is carried out. We study the properties of the standard cosmological model developed in the framework of relativistic cosmology and the geometric structure of spacetime connected coherently with it. The geometric properties of space and spacetime ingrained into the standard model of cosmology are investigated in addition. The big bang model of the beginning of the universe is based on the standard model which succumbed to failure in explaining the flatness and the large-scale homogeneity of the universe as demonstrated by observational evidence. These cosmological problems were resolved by introducing a brief acceleratedly expanding phase in the very early universe known as inflation. The cosmic inflation by setting the initial conditions of the standard big bang model resolves these problems of the theory. We discuss how the inflationary paradigm solves these problems by proposing the fast expansion period in the early universe. Further inflation and dark energy in fR modified gravity are also reviewed.

scholarly journals Foundations of a Theory of Gravity with a Constraint and Its Canonical Quantization

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander P. Sobolev
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Early Universe ◽  
Canonical Quantization ◽  
Entropy Density ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Physical Point ◽  
Theory Of Gravity ◽  
The Universe

AbstractThe gravitational equations were derived in general relativity (GR) using the assumption of their covariance relative to arbitrary transformations of coordinates. It has been repeatedly expressed an opinion over the past century that such equality of all coordinate systems may not correspond to reality. Nevertheless, no actual verification of the necessity of this assumption has been made to date. The paper proposes a theory of gravity with a constraint, the degenerate variants of which are general relativity (GR) and the unimodular theory of gravity. This constraint is interpreted from a physical point of view as a sufficient condition for the adiabaticity of the process of the evolution of the space–time metric. The original equations of the theory of gravity with the constraint are formulated. On this basis, a unified model of the evolution of the modern, early, and very early Universe is constructed that is consistent with the observational astronomical data but does not require the hypotheses of the existence of dark energy, dark matter or inflatons. It is claimed that: physical time is anisotropic, the gravitational field is the main source of energy of the Universe, the maximum global energy density in the Universe was 64 orders of magnitude smaller the Planckian one, and the entropy density is 18 orders of magnitude higher the value predicted by GR. The value of the relative density of neutrinos at the present time and the maximum temperature of matter in the early Universe are calculated. The wave equation of the gravitational field is formulated, its solution is found, and the nonstationary wave function of the very early Universe is constructed. It is shown that the birth of the Universe was random.

scholarly journals Large Scale Structure of the Universe: Theoretical Problems

1990 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
E Saar
Keyword(s):  
Early Universe ◽  
Present Status ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Large Scale Structure ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Fractal Model ◽  
Scale Structure ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Universe

Implications of the observed large scale structure on the physics of the early universe are described. A short review of Soviet work on the subject is given, and the present status of the fractal model of the large scale structure is discussed.

The First Stars

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham Loeb ◽  
Steven R. Furlanetto
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Early Universe ◽  
Galaxy Formation ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
First Stars ◽  
Complex Chemical ◽  
Radiative Processes ◽  
Complex Processes ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
The Universe

This chapter considers the emergence of the complex chemical and radiative processes during the first stages of galaxy formation. It studies the appearance of the first stars, their feedback processes, and the resulting ionization structures that emerged during and shortly after the cosmic dawn. The formation of the first stars tens or hundreds of millions of years after the Big Bang had marked a crucial transition in the early Universe. Before this point, the Universe was elegantly described by a small number of parameters. But as soon as the first stars formed, more complex processes entered the scene. To illustrate this, the chapter provides a brief outline of the prevailing (though observationally untested) theory for this cosmological phase transition.

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