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Bounce inflation with a conserved frame of rest

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2023-04-27 v1

Abstract

Some form of approximately exponential inflation is generally assumed to be the origin of our present universe. The inflation is thought to be driven by a scalar field potential where the field first slowly slides along the potential and then comes to a steep slope where the field rapidly falls and then oscillates around zero transforming into particles. The slowly sliding scalar field inflation leads to an exponentially expanding de Sitter space. A scalar field as well as the deSitter space are both Lorentz invariant. Thus no global frame of rest can be established in this scenario, while particle creation requires a preferred frame of rest. Observations of the cosmic microwave background show, when the redshift is corrected for our local velocity, a very even temperature and redshift distribution requiring a global preferred frame of rest. We suggest here that a density dependent equilibrium relation between matter/radiation and a scalar energy density could maintain a preferred frame of rest throughout the bounce and inflation and thereby solve the problem.

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@article{arxiv.2304.13577,
  title  = {Bounce inflation with a conserved frame of rest},
  author = {Gustaf Rydbeck},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.13577},
  year   = {2023}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures