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Non-singular cosmology in a model of non-relativistic gravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-13 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We present a model of non-relativistic gravitational theory which is power-counting renormalizable in 3+1 dimensional spacetime. When applied to cosmology, the relativity-violation terms lead to a dark radiation component, which can give rise to a bounce if dark radiation possesses negative energy density. Additionally, we investigate a cyclic extension of the non-singular cosmology in which the universe undergoes contractions and expansions periodically. In both scenarios the background theory is well defined at the quantum level.

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@article{arxiv.0906.1789,
  title  = {Non-singular cosmology in a model of non-relativistic gravity},
  author = {Yi-Fu Cai and Emmanuel N. Saridakis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.1789},
  year   = {2009}
}

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9 pages, 5 figures, version published in JCAP