Dynamics of Inflationary Universes with Positive Spatial Curvature

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2001-09-06

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0109023v2

Gen.Rel.Grav. 34 (2002) 1445-1459

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

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If the spatial curvature of the universe is positive, then the curvature term will always dominate at early enough times in a slow-rolling inflationary epoch. This enhances inflationary effects and hence puts limits on the possible number of e-foldings that can have occurred, independently of what happened before inflation began and in particular without regard for what may have happened in the Planck era. We use a simple multi-stage model to examine this limit as a function of the present density parameter $\Omega_0$ and the epoch when inflation ends.

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