A New Method of Generating Exact Inflationary Solutions

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

32 pages, REVTeX, 9 postscript figures (or hardcopy) available upon request, Cologne-thp-1994-H8

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.50.4794

The mechanism of the initial inflation of the universe is based on gravitationally coupled scalar fields $\phi$. Various scenarios are distinguished by the choice of an {\it effective self--interaction potential} $U(\phi)$ which simulates a {\it temporarily} non--vanishing {\em cosmological term}. Using the Hubble expansion parameter $H$ as a new ``time" coordinate, we can formally derive the {\it general} Robertson--Walker metric for a {\em spatially flat} cosmos. Our new method provides a classification of allowed inflationary potentials and is broad enough to embody all known {\it exact} solutions involving one scalar field as special cases. Moreover, we present new inflationary and deflationary exact solutions and can easily predict the influence of the form of $U(\phi)$ on density perturbations.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

A New Method of Generating Exact Inflationary Solutions does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with A New Method of Generating Exact Inflationary Solutions, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and A New Method of Generating Exact Inflationary Solutions will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-467485

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.