Superinflation, quintessence, and the avoidance of the initial singularity

DOI10.1023/A:1012942422179zbMATH Open1004.83060arXivgr-qc/0012105OpenAlexW1547377963MaRDI QIDQ1597501FDOQ1597501

Authors: Edgar Gunzig, Alberto Saa, Léon Brenig, Valerio Faraoni, T. M. Rocha Filho 

Publication date: 30 May 2002

Published in: International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider the dynamics of a spatially flat universe dominated by a self-interacting nonminimally coupled scalar field. The structure of the phase space and complete phase portraits for the conformal coupling case are given. It is shown that the non-minimal coupling modifies drastically the dynamics of the universe. New cosmological behaviors are identified, including superinflation ($dotH>0$), avoidance of big bang singularities through classical birth of the universe from empty Minkowski space, and spontaneous entry into and exit from inflation. The relevance of this model to the description of quintessence is discussed.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0012105

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zbMATH Keywords

Lyapunov functionMinkowski spacescalar fieldsuperinflationspatially flat universe

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

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