On the Limit Cycle of an Inflationary Universe
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-09-25 v1 chao-dyn
High Energy Physics - Theory
Chaotic Dynamics
Abstract
We study the dynamics of a scalar inflaton field with a symmetric double--well potential and prove rigorously the existence of a limit cycle in its phase space. By using analytical and numerical arguments we show that the limit cycle is stable and give an analytical formula for its period.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9612045,
title = {On the Limit Cycle of an Inflationary Universe},
author = {Luca Salasnich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9612045},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Latex, 11 pages, 3 figures (available upon request), to be published in Nuovo Cimento B