A simple harmonic universe

DOI10.1007/JHEP02(2014)029MaRDI QIDQ270423zbMATH OpenWikidataFDO

Authors Peter W. Graham, Bart Horn, Shamit Kachru, Surjeet Rajendran, Gonzalo Torroba

Publication date 7 April 2016

Published in Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1109.0282

zbMATH Keywords

classical theories of gravityspacetime singularities

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75)

Abstract: We explore simple but novel bouncing solutions of general relativity that avoid singularities. These solutions require curvature k=+1, and are supported by a negative cosmological term and matter with -1 < w < -1/3. In the case of moderate bounces (where the ratio of the maximal scale factor $a_{+}$ to the minimal scale factor $a_{-}$ is $calO(1)$), the solutions are shown to be classically stable and cycle through an infinite set of bounces. For more extreme cases with large $a_{+}/a_{-}$, the solutions can still oscillate many times before classical instabilities take them out of the regime of validity of our approximations. In this regime, quantum particle production also leads eventually to a departure from the realm of validity of semiclassical general relativity, likely yielding a singular crunch. We briefly discuss possible applications of these models to realistic cosmology.

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