A kinetic theory of diffusion in general relativity with cosmological scalar field

Details A kinetic theory of diffusion in general relativity with cosmological scalar field A kinetic theory of diffusion in general relativity with cosmological scalar field

2011-07-25

arxiv.org/abs/1107.4973v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

16 pages, no figures. Version to appear on JCAP

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A new model to describe the dynamics of particles undergoing diffusion in general relativity is proposed. The evolution of the particle system is described by a Fokker-Planck equation without friction on the tangent bundle of spacetime. It is shown that the energy-momentum tensor for this matter model is not divergence-free, which makes it inconsistent to couple the Fokker-Planck equation to the Einstein equations. This problem can be solved by postulating the existence of additional matter fields in spacetime or by modifying the Einstein equations. The case of a cosmological scalar field term added to the left hand side of the Einstein equations is studied in some details. For the simplest cosmological model, namely the flat Robertson-Walker spacetime, it is shown that, depending on the initial value of the cosmological scalar field, which can be identified with the present observed value of the cosmological constant, either unlimited expansion or the formation of a singularity in finite time will occur in the future. Future collapse into a singularity also takes place for a suitable small but positive present value of the cosmological constant, in contrast to the standard diffusion-free scenario.

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