Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2001-04-10
Proceedings of the XIIIrd Rencontres de Blois, pp281, 2004
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
11 pages, 7 figures (final version)
Scientific paper
We examine the cosmological implications of space-time non-commutativity, discovering yet another realization of the varying speed of light model. Our starting point is the well-known fact that non-commutativity leads to deformed dispersion relations, relating energy and momentum, implying a frequency dependent speed of light. A Hot Big Bang Universe therefore experiences a higher speed of light as it gets hotter. We study the statistical physics of this "deformed radiation", recovering standard results at low temperatures, but a number of novelties at high temperatures: a deformed Planck's spectrum, a temperature dependent equation of state $w=p/\rho$ (ranging from 1/3 to infinity), a new Stephan-Boltzmann law, and a new entropy relation. These new photon properties closely mimic those of phonons in crystals, hardly a surprising analogy. They combine to solve the horizon and flatness problems, explaining also the large entropy of the Universe. We also show how one would find a direct imprint of non-commutativity in the spectrum of a cosmic graviton background, should it ever be detected.
Alexander Stephon H. S.
Magueijo Joao
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