Oscillating Universe in Horava-Lifshitz Gravity
High Energy Physics - Theory
2010-11-16 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We study the dynamics of isotropic and homogeneous universes in the generalized Ho\v{r}ava-Lifshitz gravity, and classify all possible evolutions of vacuum spacetime. In the case without the detailed balance condition, we find a variety of phase structures of vacuum spacetimes depending on the coupling constants as well as the spatial curvature and a cosmological constant . A bounce universe solution is obtained for or , while an oscillation spacetime is found for , or . We also propose a quantum tunneling scenario from an oscillating spacetime to an inflationary universe, resulting in a macroscopic cyclic universe.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1006.2739,
title = {Oscillating Universe in Horava-Lifshitz Gravity},
author = {Kei-ichi Maeda and Yosuke Misonoh and Tsutomu Kobayashi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1006.2739},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
13 pages, 10 figures, 1 table