Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Aug 1992
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General Relativity and Gravitation, Volume 24, Issue 8, pp.897-909
Mathematics
Logic
6
Scientific paper
We consider de Sitter solutions, relevant for instance in studies of inflation, in cosmologies where the gravitational Lagrangian is a functionf(R),R being the scalar curvature. Previous investigations have mostly concentrated onf(R) = R+ɛR2 which always has a solution matching the conventional de Sitter one. We show that this circumstance is rather exceptional, and that one must go to higher terms to see signs of the generic behaviour, In general the de Sitter solutions are different from those of Einstein gravity. We present complete solutions for the general cubic Lagrangian. We also address the question of when the solutions to equations from truncated actions can be expected to well represent solutions of some full (and possibly unknown) theory. Such theories provide the possibility of weakening the bounds on the energy density of the inflaton, allowing an easier reconciliation of the inflationary universe with structure-forming topological defects.
Liddle Andrew R.
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