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Manifestly Invariant Approach to Space-Time Dependent String Vacua
An symmetry of the manifold of string vacua that do not depend on
(out of ) space-time coordinates has been recently identified. Here we
write down, for , the low energy equations of motion and their general
solution in a manifestly -invariant form, pointing out an amusing
similarity with the renormalization group framework. Previously considered
cosmological and black hole solutions are recovered as particular examples.Comment: 9 page
The Price of an Exact, Gauge-Invariant RG-Flow Equation
We combine old ideas about exact renormalization-group-flow (RGF) equations
with the Vilkovisky-De Witt (VDW) approach to reparametrization invariant
effective actions and arrive at a new, exact, gauge-invariant RGF equation. The
price to be paid for such a result is that both the action and the RGF equation
depend explicitly upon the base point (in field space) needed for the VDW
construction. We briefly discuss the complications originating from this fact
and possible ways to overcome them.Comment: 12 pages. To appear in Phys. Lett.
Structures in the microwave background radiation
We compare the actual WMAP maps with artificial, purely statistical maps of
the same harmonic content to argue that there are, with confidence level 99.7
%, ring-type structures in the observed cosmic microwave background.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Constructing Phantom Cosmologies from Standard Scalar Field Universes
We illustrate how form-invariance transformations can be used for
constructing phantom cosmologies from standard scalar field universes. First,
we discuss how to relate two flat Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmologies with
different barotropic indexes and . Then, we consider the
particular case , and we show that if the matter content
is interpreted in terms of self-interacting scalar fields, then the
corresponding transformation provides the link between a standard and a phantom
cosmology. After that, we illustrate the method by considering models with
exponential potentials. Finally, we also show that the mentioned duality
persists even if the typical braneworld modifications to the Friedmann equation
are considered.Comment: 3 pages, revtex4, new title and minor changes in the main text and
references to match published versio
Quantum Inhomogeneities in String Cosmology
Within two specific string cosmology scenarios --differing in the way the
pre- and post-big bang phases are joined-- we compute the size and spectral
slope of various types of cosmologically amplified quantum fluctuations that
arise in generic compactifications of heterotic string theory. By further
imposing that these perturbations become the dominant source of energy at the
onset of the radiation era, we obtain physical bounds on the background's
moduli, and discuss the conditions under which both a (quasi-) scale-invariant
spectrum of axionic perturbations and sufficiently large seeds for the galactic
magnetic fields are generated. We also point out a potential problem with
achieving the exit to the radiation era when the string coupling is near its
present value.Comment: 30 pages, RevteX, epsfig, 5 figure
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