8 research outputs found
Analysis of scalar perturbations in cosmological models with a non-local scalar field
We develop the cosmological perturbations formalism in models with a single
non-local scalar field originating from the string field theory description of
the rolling tachyon dynamics. We construct the equation for the energy density
perturbations of the non-local scalar field in the presence of the arbitrary
potential and formulate the local system of equations for perturbations in the
linearized model when both simple and double roots of the characteristic
equation are present. We carry out the general analysis related to the
curvature and entropy perturbations and consider the most specific example of
perturbations when important quantities in the model become complex.Comment: LaTeX, 25 pages, 1 figure, v2: Subsection 3.2 and Section 5 added,
references added, accepted for publication in Class. Quant. Grav. arXiv admin
note: text overlap with arXiv:0903.517
FRW Cosmology with Non-positively Defined Higgs Potentials
We discuss the classical aspects of dynamics of scalar models with
non-positive Higgs potentials in the FRW cosmology. These models appear as
effective local models in non-local models related with string field theories.
After a suitable field redefinition these models have the form of local Higgs
models with a negative extra cosmological term and the total Higgs potential is
non-positively defined and has rather small coupling constant. The
non-positivity of the potential leads to the fact that on some stage of
evolution the expansion mode gives place to the mode of contraction, due to
that the stage of reheating is absent. In these models the hard regime of
inflation gives place to inflation near the hill top and the area of the slow
roll inflation is very small. Meanwhile one can obtain enough e-foldings before
the contraction to make the model under consideration admissible to describe
inflation.Comment: 40 pages, 20 figures, typos correcte
Exactly Solvable SFT Inspired Phantom Model
An exact solution to the Friedmann equations with a string inspired phantom
scalar matter field is constructed and the absence of the "Big Rip" singularity
is shown explicitly. The notable features of the concerned model are a ghost
sign of the kinetic term and a special polynomial form of the effective tachyon
potential. The constructed solution is stable with respect to small
fluctuations of the initial conditions and special deviations of the form of
the potential.Comment: LaTeX, 21 pages, 8 figures; to be published in Theor.Math.Phy
Non-minimally Coupled Cosmological Models with the Higgs-like Potentials and Negative Cosmological Constant
We study dynamics of non-minimally coupled scalar field cosmological models
with Higgs-like potentials and a negative cosmological constant. In these
models the inflationary stage of the Universe evolution changes into a
quasi-cyclic stage of the Universe evolution with oscillation behaviour of the
Hubble parameter from positive to negative values. Depending on the initial
conditions the Hubble parameter can perform either one or several cycles before
to become negative forever.Comment: 22 pages, 6 figures, v4:Section 2 expanded, references added,
accepted for publication in Class. Quant. Gra
Crossing the Phantom Divide Line in a DGP-Inspired -Gravity
We study possible crossing of the phantom divide line in a DGP-inspired
braneworld scenario where scalar field and curvature quintessence
are treated in a unified framework. With some specific form of and
by adopting a suitable ansatz, we show that there are appropriate regions of
the parameters space which account for late-time acceleration and admit
crossing of the phantom divide line.Comment: 23 Pages, 10 figs, Submitted to JCA
Dark energy problem: from phantom theory to modified Gauss-Bonnet gravity
The solution of dark energy problem in the models without scalars is
presented. It is shown that late-time accelerating cosmology may be generated
by the ideal fluid with some implicit equation of state. The universe evolution
within modified Gauss-Bonnet gravity is considered. It is demonstrated that
such gravitational approach may predict the (quintessential, cosmological
constant or transient phantom) acceleration of the late-time universe with
natural transiton from deceleration to acceleration (or from non-phantom to
phantom era in the last case).Comment: LaTeX 8 pages, prepared for the Proceedings of QFEXT'05, minor
correctons, references adde