INFLATION AT THE MAXIMA OF SYMMETRIC POTENTIALS

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (28) ◽  
pp. 6451-6459
Author(s):  
G. GERMÁN ◽  
A. DE LA MACORRA
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Global Minimum ◽  
Inflationary Model ◽  
Symmetric Potential ◽  
Inflaton Field ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Interesting Possibility ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
Lower Maximum ◽  
The Universe

We construct a two-stage inflationary model which can accommodate early inflation at a scale Λ1 as well as a second stage of inflation at Λ2 with a single scalar field ϕ. We use a symmetric potential, valid in a frictionless world, in which the two inflationary periods have exactly the same scale, i.e. Λ1 = Λ2. However, we see today Λ1 ≫ Λ2 due to the friction terms (expansion of the universe and interaction with matter). These type of models can be motivated from supergravity. Inflation occurs close to the maxima of the potential. As a consequence both inflations are necessarily finite. This opens the interesting possibility that the second inflation has already or is about to end. A first inflation is produced when fluctuations displace the inflaton field from its higher maximum rolling down the potential as in new inflation. Instead of rolling towards a global minimum the inflaton approaches a lower maximum where a second inflation takes place.

scholarly journals Chameleon field dynamics during inflation

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (04) ◽  
pp. 1850041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasim Saba ◽  
Mehrdad Farhoudi
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Equation Of State ◽  
State Parameter ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Late Time ◽  
Inflationary Model ◽  
Slow Roll ◽  
Equation Of State Parameter ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Universe

By studying the chameleon model during inflation, we investigate whether it can be a successful inflationary model, wherein we employ the common typical potential usually used in the literature. Thus, in the context of the slow-roll approximations, we obtain the e-folding number for the model to verify the ability of resolving the problems of standard big bang cosmology. Meanwhile, we apply the constraints on the form of the chosen potential and also on the equation of state parameter coupled to the scalar field. However, the results of the present analysis show that there is not much chance of having the chameleonic inflation. Hence, we suggest that if through some mechanism the chameleon model can be reduced to the standard inflationary model, then it may cover the whole era of the universe from the inflation up to the late time.

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.

scholarly journals A novel teleparallel dark energy model

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (02) ◽  
pp. 1650025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Otalora
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Scalar Field ◽  
Teleparallel Gravity ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Late Time ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Sitter Group ◽  
Current State ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe

Although equivalent to general relativity, teleparallel gravity (TG) is conceptually speaking a completely different theory. In this theory, the gravitational field is described by torsion, not by curvature. By working in this context, a new model is proposed in which the four-derivative of a canonical scalar field representing dark energy is nonminimally coupled to the “vector torsion”. This type of coupling is motivated by the fact that a scalar field couples to torsion through its four-derivative, which is consistent with local spacetime kinematics regulated by the de Sitter group [Formula: see text]. It is found that the current state of accelerated expansion of the universe corresponds to a late-time attractor that can be (i) a dark energy-dominated de Sitter solution ([Formula: see text]), (ii) a quintessence-type solution with [Formula: see text], or (iii) a phantom-type [Formula: see text] dark energy.

BRANS-DICKE COSMOLOGY WITH FERMIONS AND CHAMELEON MECHANISM

2012 ◽  
Vol 07 ◽  
pp. 174-183
Author(s):  
DAO-JUN LIU ◽  
BIN YANG ◽  
XING-HUA JIN
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Interaction Potential ◽  
The Self ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Late Time ◽  
Fermion Field ◽  
Chameleon Mechanism ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
Stable Solutions ◽  
The Universe

We study the cosmological dynamics of Brans-Dicke theory in which there are fermions with a coupling to BD scalar field as well as a self-interaction potential. The conditions that there exists a solution which is stable and represents a late-time accelerated expansion of the universe are found. It is shown that the late-time acceleration depends completely on the self-interaction of the fermion field if our investigation is restricted to the theory with positive BD parameter ω. Provided a negative ω is allowed, there will be another two class of stable solutions describing late-time accelerated expansion of the universe. Besides, we find that chameleon mechanism will be possessed in our theory when a suitable self-interaction of fermion field is considered.

scholarly journals Exact scalar–tensor cosmological models

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (07) ◽  
pp. 1750073 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Belinchón ◽  
T. Harko ◽  
M. K. Mak
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Cosmological Solution ◽  
Gravitational Theory ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Group Approach ◽  
Gravitational Field Equations ◽  
Gravitational Theories ◽  
Accelerating Expansion ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe

Scalar–tensor gravitational theories are important extensions of standard general relativity, which can explain both the initial inflationary evolution, as well as the late accelerating expansion of the universe. In the present paper, we investigate the cosmological solution of a scalar–tensor gravitational theory, in which the scalar field [Formula: see text] couples to the geometry via an arbitrary function [Formula: see text]. The kinetic energy of the scalar field as well as its self-interaction potential [Formula: see text] are also included in the gravitational action. By using a standard mathematical procedure, the Lie group approach, and Noether symmetry techniques, we obtain several exact solutions of the gravitational field equations describing the time evolutions of a flat Friedman–Robertson–Walker universe in the framework of the scalar–tensor gravity. The obtained solutions can describe both accelerating and decelerating phases during the cosmological expansion of the universe.

scholarly journals THE EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE WITH THE B–I TYPE PHANTOM SCALAR FIELD

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (02) ◽  
pp. 199-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
WEI FANG ◽  
H. Q. LU ◽  
Z. G. HUANG ◽  
K. F. ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
State Parameter ◽  
Phase Plane Analysis ◽  
Density Parameter ◽  
Late Time ◽  
Plane Analysis ◽  
Accelerating Expansion ◽  
Phantom Scalar ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe

We consider the phantom cosmology with a Lagrangian [Formula: see text] originated from the nonlinear Born–Infeld type scalar field. This cosmological model can explain the accelerating expansion of the universe with the equation of state parameter w ≤ -1. We get a sufficient condition for an arbitrary potential that admits a late time attractor solution: the value of potential u(Xc) at the critical point (Xc, 0) should be maximum and greater than zero. We study a specific potential with the form of [Formula: see text] via phase plane analysis and compute the cosmological evolution by numerical analysis in detail. The results show that the phantom field survives till today (to account for the present observed accelerating expansion) without interfering with the nucleosynthesis of the standard model (the density parameter Ωϕ≃10-12 at the equipartition epoch), and also avoid the future collapse of the universe.

scholarly journals Extended Holographic Ricci Dark Energy in Chameleon Brans-Dicke Cosmology

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surajit Chattopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Scalar Field ◽  
Potential Function ◽  
State Parameter ◽  
The State ◽  
Coupling Function ◽  
Ricci Dark Energy ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Matter Sector

In the present work, we have studied some features of the generalized Brans-Dicke (BD) model in which the scalar field is allowed to couple nonminimally with the matter sector. Extended holographic Ricci dark energy (EHRDE) has been considered in the above framework of BD cosmology. Some restrictions have been derived for the BD parameter ω, and a stronger matter-chameleon coupling has been observed with the expansion of the universe. In this framework, the equation of the state parameter of EHRDE has behaved like quintom. Also, we have reconstructed the potential and coupling function for BD model for the EHRDE. It has been observed that the potential function is increasing as the matter-chameleon coupling is getting stronger.

scholarly journals Creation of mass dimension one fermionic particles in asymptotically expanding universe

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 1730028 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. H. Pereira ◽  
Rodrigo C. Lima
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Scalar Field ◽  
Particle Creation ◽  
Analytic Solutions ◽  
Coupling Case ◽  
Mass Dimension ◽  
Fermionic Fields ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
Dimension One ◽  
The Universe

In the present work we study the process of particle creation for mass dimension one fermionic fields (sometimes named Elko) as a consequence of expansion of the universe. We study the effect driven by an expanding background that is asymptotically Minkowski in the past and future. The differential equation that governs the time mode function is obtained for the conformal coupling case and, although its solution is nonanalytic, within an approximation that preserves the characteristics of the terms that break analyticity, analytic solutions are obtained. Thus, by means of Bogolyubov transformations technique, the number density of particles created is obtained, which can be compared to exact solutions already present in literature for scalar and Dirac particles. The spectrum of the created particles was obtained and it was found that it is a generalization of the scalar field case, which converges to the scalar field one when the specific terms concerning the Elko field are dropped out. We also found that lighter Elko particles are created in larger quantities than the Dirac fermionic particles. By considering the Elko particles as candidate to the dark matter in the universe, such result shows that there are more light dark matter (Elko) particles created by the gravitational effects in the universe than baryonic (fermionic) matter, in agreement to the standard model.

scholarly journals COSMOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF f(R) GRAVITY SCALAR DEGREE OF FREEDOM IN EINSTEIN FRAME

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (14) ◽  
pp. 1350083 ◽  
Author(s):  
UMANANDA DEV GOSWAMI ◽  
KABITA DEKA
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Einstein Frame ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Gravity Models ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Power Law Model ◽  
Starobinsky Model ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe

f(R) gravity models belong to an important class of modified gravity models where the late time cosmic accelerated expansion is considered as a manifestation of the large scale modification of the force of gravity. f(R) gravity models can be expressed in terms of a scalar degree of freedom by redefinition of model's variable. The conformal transformation of the action from Jordan frame to Einstein frame makes the scalar degree of freedom more explicit and can be studied conveniently. We have investigated the features of the scalar degree of freedoms and the consequent cosmological implications of the power-law (ξRn) and the Starobinsky (disappearing cosmological constant) f(R) gravity models numerically in the Einstein frame. Both the models show interesting behavior of their scalar degree of freedom and could produce the accelerated expansion of the universe in the Einstein frame with the negative equation of state of the scalar field. However, the scalar field potential for the power-law model is the well-behaved function of the field, whereas the potential becomes flat for higher value of field in the case of the Starobinsky model. Moreover, the equation of state of the scalar field for the power-law model is always negative and less than -1/3, which corresponds to the behavior of the dark energy, that produces the accelerated expansion of the universe. This is not always the case for the Starobinsky model. At late times, the Starobinsky model behaves as cosmological constant Λ as behaves by power-law model for the values of n → 2 at all times.

Kantowski–Sachs universe with dark energy fluid and massive scalar field

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (11) ◽  
pp. 993-998
Author(s):  
K. Deniel Raju ◽  
M.P.V.V. Bhaskara Rao ◽  
Y. Aditya ◽  
T. Vinutha ◽  
D.R.K. Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Scalar Field ◽  
Cosmological Parameters ◽  
Accelerated Expansion ◽  
Massive Scalar ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Massive Scalar Field ◽  
Anisotropic Dark Energy ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe

This study is mainly concerned with a spatially homogeneous and anisotropic Kantowski–Sachs cosmological model with anisotropic dark energy fluid and massive scalar field. We solve the field equations using (i) the shear scalar proportionality to the expansion scalar and (ii) a mathematical condition that is a consequence of the power law between the scalar field and the average scale factor of the universe, and the corresponding dark energy model is presented. The cosmological parameters of the model are computed and discussed, as well as the relevance of its dynamical aspects to the recent scenario of the accelerated expansion of the universe.

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