scholarly journals Singularity-Free and Cosmologically Viable Born-Infeld Gravity with Scalar Matter

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2108
Author(s):  
David Benisty ◽  
Gonzalo J. Olmo ◽  
Diego Rubiera-Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Mass Parameter ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Continuous Transition ◽  
Combined Analysis ◽  
Scalar Matter ◽  
Model Finding ◽  
Contracting Phase ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
Big Bang Singularity

The early cosmology, driven by a single scalar field, both massless and massive, in the context of Eddington-inspired Born-Infeld gravity, is explored. We show the existence of nonsingular solutions of bouncing and loitering type (depending on the sign of the gravitational theory’s parameter, ϵ) replacing the Big Bang singularity, and discuss their properties. In addition, in the massive case, we find some new features of the cosmological evolution depending on the value of the mass parameter, including asymmetries in the expansion/contraction phases, or a continuous transition between a contracting phase to an expanding one via an intermediate loitering phase. We also provide a combined analysis of cosmic chronometers, standard candles, BAO, and CMB data to constrain the model, finding that for roughly |ϵ|≲5·10−8m2 the model is compatible with the latest observations while successfully removing the Big Bang singularity. This bound is several orders of magnitude stronger than the most stringent constraints currently available in the literature.

scholarly journals Anisotropic quantum cosmology with minimally coupled scalar field

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (34) ◽  
pp. 1950283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saumya Ghosh ◽  
Sunandan Gangopadhyay ◽  
Prasanta K. Panigrahi
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Wave Packet ◽  
Quantum Cosmology ◽  
Hamiltonian Formalism ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Type I ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Big Bang Singularity

In this paper, we perform the Wheeler–DeWitt quantization for Bianchi type I anisotropic cosmological model in the presence of a scalar field minimally coupled to the Einstein–Hilbert gravity theory. We also consider the cosmological (perfect) fluid to construct the matter sector of the model whose dynamics plays the role of time. After obtaining the Wheeler–DeWitt equation from the Hamiltonian formalism, we then define the self-adjointness relations properly. Doing that, we proceed to get a solution for the Wheeler–DeWitt equation and construct a well-behaved wave function for the universe. The wave packet is next constructed from a superposition of the wave functions with different energy eigenvalues together with a suitable weight factor which renders the norm of the wave packet finite. It is then concluded that the Big-Bang singularity can be removed in the context of quantum cosmology.

scholarly journals Bouncing scalar field cosmology in the polymeric minisuperspace picture

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (32) ◽  
pp. 1450169 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Vakili ◽  
K. Nozari ◽  
V. Hosseinzadeh ◽  
M. A. Gorji
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Symplectic Structure ◽  
Classical Model ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Massless Scalar ◽  
Massless Scalar Field ◽  
Polymeric Form ◽  
Quantum Operators ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
Big Bang Singularity

We study a cosmological setup consisting of a FRW metric as the background geometry with a massless scalar field in the framework of classical polymerization of a given dynamical system. To do this, we first introduce the polymeric representation of the quantum operators. We then extend the corresponding process to reach a transformation which maps any classical variable to its polymeric counterpart. It is shown that such a formalism has also an analogue in terms of the symplectic structure, i.e. instead of applying polymerization to the classical Hamiltonian to arrive its polymeric form, one can use a new set of variables in terms of which Hamiltonian retains its form but now the corresponding symplectic structure gets a new deformed functional form. We show that these two methods are equivalent and by applying them to the scalar field FRW cosmology see that the resulting scale factor exhibits a bouncing behavior from a contraction phase to an expanding era. Since the replacing of the big bang singularity by a bouncing behavior is one of the most important predictions of the quantum cosmological theories, we may claim that our polymerized classical model brings with itself some signals from quantum theory.

scholarly journals Deformation of the Wheeler–DeWitt equation

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (20) ◽  
pp. 1450106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mir Faizal
Keyword(s):  
Commutation Relation ◽  
Canonical Commutation Relation ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Minimum Length ◽  
Second Quantization ◽  
Canonical Commutation Relations ◽  
Commutation Relations ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
Big Bang Singularity ◽  
Modified Theory

In this paper, we will analyze the consequences of deforming the canonical commutation relations consistent with the existence of a minimum length and a maximum momentum. We first generalize the deformation of first quantized canonical commutation relation to second quantized canonical commutation relation. Thus, we arrive at a modified version of second quantization. A modified Wheeler–DeWitt equation will be constructed by using this deformed second quantized canonical commutation relation. Finally, we demonstrate that in this modified theory the big bang singularity gets naturally avoided.

scholarly journals On the stability of Einstein universe in f(R, T, Rμν Tμν) gravity

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (36) ◽  
pp. 1850216 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sharif ◽  
Arfa Waseem
Keyword(s):  
State Parameter ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Graphical Analysis ◽  
Momentum Tensor ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Einstein Universe ◽  
Existence And Stability ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
Big Bang Singularity

This paper investigates the existence and stability of Einstein universe in the context of f(R, T, Q) gravity, where Q = R[Formula: see text] T[Formula: see text]. Considering linear homogeneous perturbations around scale factor and energy density, we formulate static as well as perturbed field equations. We parametrize the stability regions corresponding to conserved as well as non-conserved energy–momentum tensor using linear equation of state parameter for particular models of this gravity. The graphical analysis concludes that for a suitable choice of parameters, stable regions of the Einstein universe are obtained which indicates that the big bang singularity can be avoided successfully by the emergent mechanism in non-minimal matter-curvature coupled gravity.

scholarly journals Quantum Gravity Phenomenology from the Thermodynamics of Spacetime

Universe ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Ana Alonso-Serrano ◽  
Marek Liška
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Einstein Equations ◽  
Logarithmic Term ◽  
Quantum Gravity Phenomenology ◽  
Gravity Effects ◽  
Energy Quantum ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
Big Bang Singularity ◽  
Modified Dynamics

This work is based on the formalism developed in the study of the thermodynamics of spacetime used to derive Einstein equations from the proportionality of entropy within an area. When low-energy quantum gravity effects are considered, an extra logarithmic term in the area is added to the entropy expression. Here, we present the derivation of the quantum modified gravitational dynamics from this modified entropy expression and discuss its main features. Furthermore, we outline the application of the modified dynamics to cosmology, suggesting the replacement of the Big Bang singularity with a regular bounce.

AVOIDING THE BIG BANG SINGULARITY WITH PALATINI f(R) THEORIES

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
CARLOS BARRAGÁN ◽  
GONZALO J. OLMO ◽  
HÈLIOS SANCHIS-ALEPUZ
Keyword(s):  
Big Bang ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
Big Bang Singularity
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