Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2000-12-22
Phys.Rev. D63 (2001) 103511
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
15 pages, 1 figure. Revised and corrected discussions of the entropy problem. New references added
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.63.103511
We consider a variant of the brane-world model in which the universe is the direct product of a Friedmann, Robertson-Walker (FRW) space and a compact hyperbolic manifold of dimension $d\geq2$. Cosmology in this space is particularly interesting. The dynamical evolution of the space-time leads to the injection of a large entropy into the observable (FRW) universe. The exponential dependence of surface area on distance in hyperbolic geometry makes this initial entropy very large, even if the CHM has relatively small diameter (in fundamental units). This provides an attractive reformulation of the cosmological entropy problem, in which the large entropy is a consequence of the topology, though we would argue that a final solution of the entropy problem requires a dynamical explanation of the topology of spacetime. Nevertheless, it is reassuring that this entropy can be achieved within the holographic limit if the ordinary FRW space is also a compact hyperbolic manifold. In addition, the very large statistical averaging inherent in the collapse of the initial entropy onto the brane acts to smooth out initial inhomogeneities. This smoothing is then sufficient to account for the current homogeneity of the universe. With only mild fine-tuning, the current flatness of the universe can also then be understood. Finally, recent brane-world approaches to the hierarchy problem can be readily realized within this framework.
Starkman Glenn D.
Stojkovic Dejan
Trodden Mark
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