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Observations suggest, that there may be periods in the history of the universe, including the present one, in which its evolution is driven by scalar fields. This paper is concerned with the solution of the evolution equations for a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-01-16 J. W. van Holten

As is well known there are many different inflationary models that can explain the accelerated expansion occurred in the early Universe. It is possible that there exists a fundamental property of this period that could provide the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-06-17 Giandomenico Palumbo

We construct a two-stage inflationary model which can accommodate early inflation at a scale $\Lambda_1$ as well as a second stage of inflation at $\Lambda_2$ with a single scalar field $\phi$. We use a symmetric potential, valid in a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 G. German , A. de la Macorra

We show that in the simplest theories of spontaneous symmetry breaking one can have a stage of a fast-roll inflation. In this regime the standard slow-roll condition |m^2| << H^2 is violated. Nevertheless, this stage can be rather long if…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 Andrei Linde

We study the possibility that inflation is driven by a scalar field together with a vector field minimally coupled to gravity. By assuming an effective potential that incorporates both fields into the action, we explore two distinct…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-12-09 Manuel Gonzalez-Espinoza , Ramon Herrera

In this paper we consider a scalar field system with a class of potentials given by the expression, $V(\phi)\propto \phi^m {\rm exp}({-\lambda \phi^n/{M^n_{Pl}}})$; $m\geqslant 0, n>1$ for which $\Gamma=V_{\phi \phi}V/V^2_{\phi}\to 1 $ as…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-08-14 M. A. Skugoreva , M. Sami , N. Jaman

Inflationary cosmology proposes that the early Universe undergoes accelerated expansion, driven, in simple scenarios, by a single scalar field, or inflaton. The form of the inflaton potential determines the initial spectra of density…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-21 Richard Easther , Benedict Bahr-Kalus , David Parkinson

We present a new class of exact inflationary solutions for the evolution of a universe with spatial curvature, filled with a perfect fluid, a scalar field with potential $V_{\pm}(\phi)=\lambda(\phi^2\pm\delta^2)^2$ and a cosmological…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 Gabriella Piccinelli , Tonatiuh Matos , Merced Montesinos

We offer a geometric interpretation of attractor theories with singular kinetic terms as a union of multiple canonical models. We demonstrate that different domains (separated by poles) can drastically differ in their phenomenology. We…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-09-25 Sotirios Karamitsos

In this work, we investigate the cosmological dynamics of the $f(R, \mathcal{L}_m)$ gravity framework with a particular focus on the contributions of the scalar field. Considering a functional form that includes linear and exponential…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-01 Y. Kalpana Devi , Rahul Bhagat , B. Mishra

Conditions for accelerated expansion of Friedmann-Robertson-Walker space-time are analyzed. Connection of this scenario with present-day observations are reviewed. It is explained how a scalar field could be responsible for cosmic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 C. A. Terrero-Escalante

The andante regime of scalar field dynamics in the chaotic inflationary Universe is defined as the epoch when the field is rolling moderately slowly down its interaction potential, but at such a rate that first-order corrections to the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 James E. Lidsey , I. Waga

We study the stability of a scalar inflaton field and analyze its point attractors in the phase space. We show that the value of the inflaton field in the vacuum is a bifurcation parameter and prove the possible existence of a limit cycle…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-28 Luca Salasnich

We propose a 3 + 1 dimensional model of gravity which results in inflation at early times, followed by radiation- and matter-dominated epochs and a subsequent acceleration at late times. Both the inflation and late time acceleration are…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-05-30 Carlos Herdeiro , Shinji Hirano

An extremely light ($m_{\phi} \ll 10^{-33} {\rm eV}$), slowly-varying scalar field $\phi $ (quintessence) with a potential energy density as large as 60% of the critical density has been proposed as the origin of the accelerated expansion…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-31 R. Horvat

Recently, attempts have been made to understand the apparent near coincidence of the present dark energy and matter energy in terms of a dynamical attractor-like solution for the evolution of a scalar field. In these models the field…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 M. Yahiro , G. J. Mathews , K. Ichiki , T. Kajino , M. Orito

The present work shows that a combination of nonlinear contribution from the Ricci curvature in Einstein field equations can drive a late time acceleration of expansion of the universe. The transit from the decelerated to the accelerated…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-24 Sudipta Das , Narayan Banerjee , Naresh Dadhich

We present a simple higher dimensional FRW type of model where the acceleration is apparently caused by the presence of the extra dimensions. Assuming an ansatz in the form of the deceleration parameter we get a class of solutions some of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 S. Chatterjee , A. Banerjee , Y. Z. Zhang

Starting from the equation of motion of the quantum operator of a real scalar field phi in de Sitter space-time, a simple differential equation is derived which describes the evolution of quantum fluctuations <phi^2> of this field. Full de…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 Alexander Dolgov , Diego N. Pelliccia

Self-consistent system of spinor, scalar and BI gravitational fields is considered. Exact solutions to the field equations in terms of volume scale of the BI metric are obtained. Einstein field equations in account of the cosmological…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Bijan Saha , Todor Boyadjiev