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Bouncing Cosmology in 1+1 Dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-10-31 v3

Abstract

In this paper, I construct a bouncing cosmology by considering the backreaction of the winding condensate on a 1+1 dimensional cosmological model with a periodic spatial coordinate. I based my work on previous results that considered the backreaction of the winding condensate on a 1+1 dimensional Euclidean black hole. This cosmological model is obtained as an analytic continuation of a Euclidean black hole. I solved the equations and obtained non-singular solutions at near-Hagedorn temperatures, both numerically and analytically. To remain within the weak coupling regime, it is necessary to connect two solutions; otherwise, the dilaton, which determines the string coupling, would grow quadratically. This connection is achieved through a smooth coordinate transformation, ensuring the model's validity. As a result, the model becomes geodesically complete and non-singular. The connection is made at a time in which the curvature is small, thereby avoiding higher-order α\alpha' corrections.

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@article{arxiv.2409.09671,
  title  = {Bouncing Cosmology in 1+1 Dimensions},
  author = {Hagar Ariela Meir},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.09671},
  year   = {2024}
}

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22 pages, 10 figures

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