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Birth of de Sitter Universe from time crystal

High Energy Physics - Theory 2019-12-25 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We show that a simple sub-class of Horndeski theory can describe a time crystal Universe. The time crystal Universe can be regarded as a baby Universe nucleated from a flat space, which is mediated by an extension of Giddings-Strominger instanton in a 2-form theory dual to the Horndeski theory. Remarkably, when a cosmological constant is included, de Sitter Universe can be created by tunneling from the time crystal Universe. It gives rise to a past completion of an inflationary Universe.

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@article{arxiv.1909.05533,
  title  = {Birth of de Sitter Universe from time crystal},
  author = {Daisuke Yoshida and Jiro Soda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.05533},
  year   = {2019}
}

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13 pages, 14 figures