scholarly journals FLUCTUATION SPECTRUM FROM A SCALAR-TENSOR BIMETRIC GRAVITY THEORY

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (04) ◽  
pp. 697-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. CLAYTON ◽  
J. W. MOFFAT
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Early Universe ◽  
Initial Period ◽  
Field Potential ◽  
Gravity Theory ◽  
Fluctuation Spectrum ◽  
Quadratic Potential ◽  
Initial Values ◽  
Bimetric Gravity

Predictions of the CMB spectrum from a bimetric gravity theory (BGT)1 are presented. The initial inflationary period in BGT is driven by a vanishingly small speed of gravitational waves vg in the very early universe. This initial inflationary period is insensitive to the choice of scalar field potential and initial values of the scalar field. After this initial period of inflation, vg will increase rapidly and the effects of a potential will become important. We show that a quadratic potential introduced into BGT yields an approximately flat spectrum with inflation parameters: ns=0.98, nt=-0.027, αs=-3.2×10-4 and αt=-5.0×10-4, with r ≥ 0.014.

INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE WITH TACHYON FIELD

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 1831-1836 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. C. PAUL ◽  
D. PAUL
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Early Universe ◽  
Field Potential ◽  
Cosmological Models ◽  
Inflationary Universe ◽  
Tachyon Field

We present an inflationary solution of the early universe considering tachyon field. The technique of Zhuravlev and Chervon to obtain inflationary cosmological models without restrictions on a scalar field potential is employed here. We note that like the scalar field, the inflationary solution obtained here with tachyon field does not depend on the potential. However, unlike the scalar field, inflation with the tachyon field is obtained for restricted values of the field to begin with. We present the potential for which one gets inflation. Unlike the scalar field potential, the tachyonic potential is not regular at all values of the field. The solution obtained here with tachyon field is new.

scholarly journals CHAOTIC INFLATION ON THE RANDALL–SUNDRUM TWO-BRANE MODEL

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (31) ◽  
pp. 2697-2713
Author(s):  
KOUROSH NOZARI ◽  
SIAMAK AKHSHABI
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Field Potential ◽  
Friedmann Equation ◽  
Warp Factor ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Stabilization Mechanism ◽  
Brane Model ◽  
Inflation Model ◽  
Bulk Scalar Field ◽  
Chaotic Inflation

We construct an inflation model on the Randall–Sundrum I (RSI) brane where a bulk scalar field stabilizes the inter-brane separation. We study impact of the bulk scalar field on the inflationary dynamics on the brane. We proceed in two different approaches: in the first approach, the stabilizing field potential is directly appeared in the Friedmann equation and the resulting scenario is effectively a two-field inflation. In the second approach, the stabilization mechanism is considered in the context of a warp factor so that there is just one field present that plays the roles of both inflaton and stabilizer. We study constraints imposed on the model parameters from recent observations.

scholarly journals Gravitational waves in metric-affine gravity theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Jiménez-Cano ◽  
Yuri N. Obukhov
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Gravity Theory ◽  
Affine Gravity

Scalar field fluctuations in the early universe

1988 ◽  
Vol 303 (4) ◽  
pp. 713-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Enqvist ◽  
K.W. Ng ◽  
K.A. Olive
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Early Universe ◽  
Field Fluctuations

Gravitational waves: A probe to the physics in the early universe

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (28n29) ◽  
pp. 1545005
Author(s):  
Qing-Guo Huang
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Theory ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Early Universe ◽  
Upper Bound ◽  
Planck Scale ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Planck Data ◽  
Inflationary Scenario ◽  
Fundamental Scale ◽  
The Big Bang

Gravitational waves can escape from the big bang and can be taken as a probe to the physics, in particular the inflation, in the early universe. Planck scale is a fundamental scale for quantum theory of gravity. Requiring the excursion distance of inflaton in the field space during inflation yields an upper bound on the tensor-to-scalar ratio. For example, [Formula: see text] for [Formula: see text]. In the typical inflationary scenario, we predict [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] which are consistent with Planck data released in 2015 quite well. Subtracting the contribution of thermal dust measured by Planck, BICEP2 data implies [Formula: see text] which is the tightest bound on the tensor-to-scalar ratio from current experiments.

scholarly journals Dynamics of scalar potentials in theory of gravity

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (8) ◽  
pp. 880-894
Author(s):  
M. Zubair ◽  
Farzana Kousar ◽  
Saira Waheed
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Field Potential ◽  
Graphical Analysis ◽  
Chaplygin Gas ◽  
Field Potentials ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Barotropic Fluid ◽  
First Case ◽  
De Sitter Universe

In this paper, we explore the nature of scalar field potential in [Formula: see text] gravity using a well-motivated reconstruction scheme for flat Friedmann–Robertson–Walker (FRW) geometry. The beauty of this scheme lies in the assumption that the Hubble parameter can be expressed in terms of scalar field and vice versa. Firstly, we develop field equations in this gravity and present some general explicit forms of scalar field potential via this technique. In the first case, we take the de Sitter universe model and construct some field potentials by taking different cases for the coupling function. In the second case, we derive some field potentials using the power law model in the presence of different matter sources like barotropic fluid, cosmological constant, and Chaplygin gas for some coupling functions. From graphical analysis, it is concluded that using some specific values of the involved parameters, the reconstructed scalar field potentials are cosmologically viable in both cases.

scholarly journals Imprint of gravitational waves in models dominated by a dynamical cosmic scalar field

1998 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 6057-6064 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. R. Caldwell ◽  
Paul J. Steinhardt
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Gravitational Waves

scholarly journals Modern Topics in Scalar Field Cosmology

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Cari Powell
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Scalar Field ◽  
Gravitational Wave ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Mass Range ◽  
Distant Future ◽  
Field System ◽  
Stochastic Background ◽  
Scalar Field Cosmology

The aim of this research is to use modern techniques in scalar field Cosmol-ogy to produce methods of detecting gravitational waves and apply them to current gravitational waves experiments and those that will be producing results in the not too distant future. In the first chapter we discuss dark matter and some of its candidates, specifically, the axion. We then address its relationship with gravitational waves. We also discuss inflation and how it can be used to detect gravitational waves. Chapter 2 concentrates on constructing a multi field system of axions in order to increase the mass range of the ultralight axion, putting it into the observation range of pul-sar timing arrays. Chapter 3 discusses non-attractor inflation which is able to enhance stochastic background gravitational waves at scales that allows them to be measured by gravitational wave experiments. Chapter 4 uses a similar method to chapter 3 and applies it to 3-point overlap functions for tensor, scalar and a combination of the two polarisations.

scholarly journals Isotropic exact solutions in $$F(R,Y,\phi )$$ gravity via Noether symmetries

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saira Waheed ◽  
Iqra Nawazish ◽  
M. Zubair
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Exact Solutions ◽  
Field Potential ◽  
Noether Symmetries ◽  
Dynamical Equations ◽  
Curvature Invariant ◽  
Gauge Symmetries ◽  
Cosmic Evolution ◽  
Fluid Matter ◽  
Alpha Beta

AbstractThe present article investigates the existence of Noether and Noether gauge symmetries of flat Friedman–Robertson–Walker universe model with perfect fluid matter ingredients in a generalized scalar field formulation namely $$f(R,Y,\phi )$$ f ( R , Y , ϕ ) gravity, where R is the Ricci scalar and Y denotes the curvature invariant term defined by $$Y=R_{\alpha \beta }R^{\alpha \beta }$$ Y = R α β R α β , while $$\phi $$ ϕ represents scalar field. For this purpose, we assume different general cases of generic $$f(R,Y,\phi )$$ f ( R , Y , ϕ ) function and explore its possible forms along with field potential $$V(\phi )$$ V ( ϕ ) by taking constant and variable coupling function of scalar field $$\omega (\phi )$$ ω ( ϕ ) . In each case, we find non-trivial symmetry generator and its related first integrals of motion (conserved quantities). It is seen that due to complexity of the resulting system of Lagrange dynamical equations, it is difficult to find exact cosmological solutions except for few simple cases. It is found that in each case, the existence of Noether symmetries leads to power law form of scalar field potential and different new types of generic function. For the acquired exact solutions, we discuss the cosmology generated by these solutions graphically and discuss their physical significance which favors the accelerated expanding eras of cosmic evolution.

scholarly journals PRE-INFLATION IN THE PRESENCE OF CONFORMAL COUPLING

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 807-816
Author(s):  
APOSTOLOS KUIROUKIDIS ◽  
DEMETRIOS B. PAPADOPOULOS
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Exact Solutions ◽  
Hubble Parameter ◽  
Field Potential ◽  
Critical Value ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Massless Scalar ◽  
Massless Scalar Field ◽  
Conformal Parameter ◽  
Flrw Universe

We consider a massless scalar field, conformally coupled to the Ricci scalar curvature, in the pre-inflation era of a closed FLRW Universe. The scalar field potential can be of the form of the Coleman–Weinberg one-loop potential, which is flat at the origin and drives the inflationary evolution. For positive values of the conformal parameter ξ, less than the critical value ξ c =(1/6), the model admits exact solutions with nonzero minimum scale factor and zero initial Hubble parameter. Thus these solutions can be matched smoothly to the so-called Pre-Big-Bang models. At the end of this pre-inflation era one can match inflationary solutions by specifying the form of the potential and the whole solution is of the class C(1).

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