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A pure general relativistic non-singular bouncing origin for the Universe

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2020-07-15 v4 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

In this letter, we argue that the past of the Universe, extrapolated from standard physics and measured cosmological parameters, might be a non-singular bounce. We also show that, in this framework, quite stringent constraints can be put on the reheating temperature and number of inflationary e-folds, basically fixing TRHTGUTT_{RH}\sim T_{GUT} and N70N\sim 70. We draw some conclusions about the shape of the inflaton potential and raise the "naturalness" issue in this context. Finally, we argue that this could open a very specific window on the "pre big bounce" universe.

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@article{arxiv.2005.04693,
  title  = {A pure general relativistic non-singular bouncing origin for the Universe},
  author = {Aurélien Barrau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.04693},
  year   = {2020}
}
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