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We consider the reconstruction technique in theories with a single or multiple (phantom and/or canonical) scalar fields. With the help of several examples, it is demonstrated explicitly that the universe expansion history, unifying…

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We consider cosmological models based on the scalar-torsion gravity implying non-minimal coupling between torsion and the scalar field with certain relations between model's parameters. Based on observational constraints on the values of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-11-14 I. V. Fomin , S. V. Chervon , E. S. Dentsel

A scale invariant, Weyl geometric, Lagrangian approach to cosmology is explored, with a a scalar field phi of (scale) weight -1 as a crucial ingredient besides classical matter \cite{Tann:Diss,Drechsler:Higgs}. For a particularly simple…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-18 Erhard Scholz

Gravitationally coupled scalar fields $\phi $, distinguished by the choice of an effective self-interaction potential $V(\phi )$, simulating a temporarily non-vanishing cosmological term, can generate both inflation and late time…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-05-27 Tiberiu Harko , Francisco S. N. Lobo , M. K. Mak

The Wheeler-DeWitt equation is solved for some scalar-tensor theories of gravitation in the case of homogeneous and isotropic cosmological models.We present general solutions corresponding to cosmological term: (i)\lambda(\phi)=0$ and $(ii)…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Luis O. Pimentel , César Mora

In this paper, we study various cosmological parameters and quantities in scalar-tensor gravity from inflation and swampland conjecture. Therefore, by selecting different models such as power-law, exponential, and logarithmic in the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-08-19 S. Noori Gashti , J. Sadeghi

The Quantum cosmology with Born-Infeld(B-I) type scalar field is considered. In the extreme limits of small cosmological scale factor the wave function of the universe can also be obtained by applying the methods developed by…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 H. Q. Lu , W. Fang , Z. G. Huang , P. Y. Ji

In this work we shall study a class of $f(R,\phi)$ gravity models which during the inflationary era, which is the large curvature regime, result to an effective inflationary Lagrangian that contains a rescaled Einstein-Hilbert term $\alpha…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-03-14 V. K. Oikonomou , Ifigeneia Giannakoudi , Achilles Gitsis , Konstantinos-Rafail Revis

The Higgs field is an attractive candidate for the inflaton because it is an observationally confirmed fundamental scalar field. Importantly, it can be modeled by the most general renormalizable scalar potential. However, if the classical…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-29 Martin Bojowald , Suddhasattwa Brahma , Sean Crowe , Ding Ding , Joseph McCracken

We present an explicit cosmological model where inflation and dark energy both could arise from the dynamics of the same scalar field. We present our discussion in the framework where the inflaton field $\phi$ attains a nearly constant…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Ishwaree P. Neupane

We derive exact Friedmann--Robertson--Walker cosmological solutions in general scalar--tensor gravity theories, including Brans--Dicke gravity, for stiff matter or radiation. These correspond to the long or short wavelength modes…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-08-11 Jose P. Mimoso , David Wands

In this paper, we investigate hypergeometric stringy corrections in the swampland program for rescaled gravity. Precisely, we study inflationary models from Gauss-Bonnet hypergeometric scalar couplings via the falsification scenario. We…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-07-02 Saad Eddine Baddis , Adil Belhaj

The Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) cosmology is analyzed with a particular potential $\rm V(\phi)=V_0 e^{-\sqrt{3} \phi}$ in the quintessence field scenario, which emerges in the supersymmetric quantum mechanics (SUSY) formalism. Using…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-04-19 Omar E. Núñez , J. Socorro , José Venegas

We study Higgs-like inflation in the framework of scalar-torsion gravity, focusing on the general class of $f(T,\phi)$ theories in which gravitation is mediated by torsion rather than curvature. Motivated by the increasing precision of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-01-01 Nitesh Kumar , Giovanni Otalora , Rodrigo Reyes , Bastian Espinoza , Manuel Gonzalez-Espinoza , Emmanuel N. Saridakis

We study the scalar sector of the Two Measures Field Theory (TMT) model in the context of cosmological dynamics. The scalar sector includes the inflaton \phi and the Higgs \upsilon fields. The model possesses gauge and scale invariance. The…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 E. I. Guendelman , A. B. Kaganovich

A flat Fiedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) multi-scalar field cosmology is studied with a particular potential of the form $ \rm V(\phi,\sigma)=V_0 e^{-\lambda_1 \phi-\lambda_2 \sigma}$, which emerges as a relation between the time derivatives…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-11-21 J. Socorro , Omar E. Núñez , Rafael Hernández-Jiménez

Various scenarios of the initial inflation of the universe are distinguished by the choice of a scalar field {\em potential} $U(\phi)$ which simulates a {\it temporarily} non--vanishing {\em cosmological term}. Our new method, which…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-22 Fjodor V. ~Kusmartsev , Eckehard W. ~Mielke , Yuri N. ~Obukhov , Franz E. ~Schunck

Inflationary homogeneous isotropic cosmological models filled by scalar fields and ultrarelativistic matter are examined in the framework of gauge theories of gravitation. By using quadratic scalar field potential numerical analysis of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 A. V. Minkevich , A. S. Garkun

We consider general linear Higgs-sigma models as ultra-violet completions of the Higgs inflation. We introduce general higher curvature terms beyond Einstein gravity and recast them into a class of linear Higgs-sigma models in the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-08-17 Hyun Min Lee , Adriana G. Menkara

We present new exact cosmological inhomogeneous solutions for gravity coupled to a scalar field in a general framework specified by the parameter $\lambda$. The equations of motion (and consequently the solutions) in this framework…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 S. E. Perez Bergliaffa , K. E. Hibberd