Bouncing inflation in nonlinear $R^2+R^4$ gravitational model

Details Bouncing inflation in nonlinear $R^2+R^4$ gravitational model Bouncing inflation in nonlinear $R^2+R^4$ gravitational model

2010-02-22

arxiv.org/abs/1002.4138v2

Phys. Rev. D 81, 124002 (2010)

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

RevTex 13 pages, 13 figures, a few comments and references added

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.81.124002

We study a gravitational model with curvature-squared $R^2$ and curvature-quartic $R^4$ nonlinearities. The effective scalar degree of freedom $\phi$ (scalaron) has a multi-valued potential $U(\phi)$ consisting of a number of branches. These branches are fitted with each other in the branching and monotonic points. In the case of four-dimensional space-time, we show that the monotonic points are penetrable for scalaron while in the vicinity of the branching points scalaron has the bouncing behavior and cannot cross these points. Moreover, there are branching points where scalaron bounces an infinite number of times with decreasing amplitude and the Universe asymptotically approaches the de Sitter stage. Such accelerating behavior we call bouncing inflation. For this accelerating expansion there is no need for original potential $U(\phi)$ to have a minimum or to check the slow-roll conditions. A necessary condition for such inflation is the existence of the branching points. This is a new type of inflation. We show that bouncing inflation takes place both in the Einstein and Brans-Dicke frames.

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