Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
1995-03-10
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
20 pages, latex
Scientific paper
We consider a multidimensional model of the universe given as a $D$-dimensional geometry, represented by a Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$ with arbitrary signature of $g$, $M= \R\times M_1\times \cdots \times M_n$, where the $M_i$ of dimension $d_i$ are Einstein spaces, compact for $i>1$. For Lagrangian models $L(R,\phi)$ on $M$ which depend only on the Ricci curvature $R$ and a scalar field $\phi$, there exists a conformal equivalence with minimal coupling models. For certain nonminimal models we study classical solutions and their relation to solutions in the equivalent minimal coupling model. The domains of equivalence are separated by certain critical values of the scalar field $\phi$. Furthermore, the coupling constant $\xi$ of the coupling between $\phi$ and $R$ is critical at both, the minimal value $\xi=0$ and the conformal value $\xi_c=\frac{D-2}{4(D-1)}$. In different noncritical regions of $\xi$ the solutions behave qualitatively different. Instability can occure only in certain ranges of $\xi$. {This paper is dedicated to Prof. D. D. Ivanenko.}
Bleyer Ulrich
Rainer Martin
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