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A novel model of non-singular oscillating cosmology on flat Randall-Sundrum II braneworld

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2024-04-09 v2

Abstract

We obtain a \textit{novel} model of oscillating non-singular cosmology on the spatially flat Randall-Sundrum (RS) II brane. At early times, the universe is dominated by a scalar field with an inflationary emergent potential V(ϕ)=A(eBϕ1)2V(\phi)=A(e^{B\phi}-1)^2, AA and BB being constants. Interestingly, we find that such a scalar field can source a non-singular bounce, replacing the big bang on the brane. The turnaround again happens naturally on the brane dominated by a phantom dark energy (favoured by observations\cite{E1,E2,E3} at late times), thus avoiding the big rip singularity and leading upto the following non-singular bounce via a contraction phase. There is a smooth non-singular transition of the brane universe through both the bounce and turnaround, leading to alternate expanding and contracting phases. This is the \textit{first} model where a single braneworld of positive tension can be made to recycle as discussed in details in the concluding section.

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@article{arxiv.2311.02053,
  title  = {A novel model of non-singular oscillating cosmology on flat Randall-Sundrum II braneworld},
  author = {Rikpratik Sengupta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.02053},
  year   = {2024}
}

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11 pages, 3 Figures