Desingularization of the Milne universe

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2014.05.039MaRDI QIDQ1694745zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Chethan Krishnan, Shubho R. Roy

Publication date 6 February 2018

Published in Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1311.7315

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75) Analogues of general relativity in lower dimensions (83C80) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

Abstract: Resolution of cosmological singularities is an important problem in any full theory of quantum gravity. The Milne orbifold is a cosmology with a big-bang/big-crunch singularity, but being a quotient of flat space it holds potential for resolution in string theory. It is known however, that some perturbative string amplitudes diverge in the Milne geometry. Here we show that flat space higher spin theories can effect a simple resolution of the Milne singularity when one embeds the latter in 2+1 dimensions. We explain how to reconcile this with the expectation that non-perturbative string effects are required for resolving Milne. Along the way, we introduce a Grassmann realization of the .{I}n"on"u-Wigner contraction to export much of the AdS technology to our flat space computation.

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