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Dynamics of Massive Scalar Fields in dS Space and the dS/CFT Correspondence
Global geometric properties of dS space are presented explicitly in various
coordinates. A Robertson-Walker like metric is deduced, which is convenient to
be used in study of dynamics in dS space. Singularities of wavefunctions of
massive scalar fields at boundary are demonstrated. A bulk-boundary propagator
is constructed by making use of the solutions of equations of motion. The
dS/CFT correspondence and the Strominger's mass bound is shown.Comment: latex, 14 pages and 3 figure
Spintessence: a possible candidate as a driver of the late time cosmic acceleration
In this paper, it is shown completely analytically that a spintessence model
can very well serve the purpose of providing an early deceleration and the
present day acceleration.Comment: 5 pages, no figure. Accepted for publication in Astrophysics and
Space Scienc
Viscous Dark Energy Models with Variable G and Lambda
We consider a cosmological model with bulk viscosity () and variable
cosmological ) and
gravitational () constants. The model exhibits many interesting cosmological
features. Inflation proceeds du to the presence of bulk viscosity and dark
energy without requiring the equation of state . During the
inflationary era the energy density () does not remain constant, as in
the de-Sitter type. Moreover, the cosmological and gravitational constants
increase exponentially with time, whereas the energy density and viscosity
decrease exponentially with time. The rate of mass creation during inflation is
found to be very huge suggesting that all matter in the universe was created
during inflation.Comment: 6 Latex page
Martingales, Singular Integrals, and Fourier Multipliers
Many probabilistic constructions have been created to study the Lp-boundedness, 1 \u3c p \u3c â, of singular integrals and Fourier multipliers. We will use a combination of analytic and probabilistic methods to study analytic properties of these constructions and obtain results which cannot be obtained using probability alone.
In particular, we will show that a large class of operators, including many that are obtained as the projection of martingale transforms with respect to the background radiation process of Gundy and Varapolous or with respect to space-time Brownian motion, satisfy the assumptions of CalderĂłn-Zygmund theory and therefore boundedly map L1 to weak- L1.
We will also use a method of rotations to study the L p boundedness, 1 \u3c p \u3c â, of Fourier multipliers which are obtained as the projections of martingale transforms with respect to symmetric α-stable processes, 0 \u3c α \u3c 2. Our proof does not use the fact that 0 \u3c α \u3c 2 and therefore allows us to obtain a larger class of multipliers, indexed by a parameter, 0 \u3c r \u3c â, which are bounded on L p. As in the case of the multipliers which arise as the projection of martingale transforms, these new multipliers also have potential applications to the study of the Beurling-Ahlfors transform and are related to the celebrated conjecture of T. Iwaniec concerning its exact Lp norm
Opportunities for future supernova studies of cosmic acceleration
We investigate the potential of a future supernova dataset, as might be
obtained by the proposed SNAP satellite, to discriminate among different ``dark
energy'' theories that describe an accelerating Universe. We find that many
such models can be distinguished with a fit to the effective
pressure-to-density ratio, , of this energy. More models can be
distinguished when the effective slope, , of a changing is also fit,
but only if our knowledge of the current mass density, , is improved.
We investigate the use of ``fitting functions'' to interpret luminosity
distance data from supernova searches, and argue in favor of a particular
preferred method, which we use in our analysis.Comment: Four pages including figures. Final published version. No significant
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Domain walls in Born-Infeld-dilaton background
We study the dynamics of domain walls in Einstein-Born-Infeld-dilaton theory.
Dilaton is non-trivially coupled with the Born-Infeld electromagnetic field. We
find three different types of solutions consistent with the dynamic domain
walls. For every case, the solutions have singularity. Further more, in these
backgrounds, we study the dynamics of domain walls. We qualitatively plot
various form of the bulk metrics and the potential encountered by the domain
walls. In many cases, depending upon the value of the parameters, the domain
walls show bouncing universe and also undergo inflationary phase followed by
standard decelerated expansion.Comment: 18 pages,6 figures,latex, References added, Some points clarifie
The Nearby Supernova Factory
The Nearby Supernova Factory (SNfactory) is an ambitious project to find and
study in detail approximately 300 nearby Type Ia supernovae (SNe~Ia) at
redshifts 0.03<z<0.08. This program will provide an exceptional data set of
well-studied SNe in the nearby smooth Hubble flow that can be used as
calibration for the current and future programs designed to use SNe to measure
the cosmological parameters. The first key ingredient for this program is a
reliable supply of Hubble-flow SNe systematically discovered in unprecedented
numbers using the same techniques as those used in distant SNe searches. In
2002, 35 SNe were found using our test-bed pipeline for automated SN search and
discovery. The pipeline uses images from the asteroid search conducted by the
Near Earth Asteroid Tracking group at JPL. Improvements in our subtraction
techniques and analysis have allowed us to increase our effective SN discovery
rate to ~12 SNe/month in 2003.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures to be published in New Astronomy Review
Cosmology with two compactification scales
We consider a (4+d)-dimensional spacetime broken up into a (4-n)-dimensional
Minkowski spacetime (where n goes from 1 to 3) and a compact (n+d)-dimensional
manifold. At the present time the n compactification radii are of the order of
the Universe size, while the other d compactification radii are of the order of
the Planck length.Comment: 16 pages, Latex2e, 7 figure
Phantom Energy Accretion by Stringy Charged Black Hole
We investigate the dynamical behavior of phantom energy near stringy
magnetically charged black hole. For this purpose, we derive equations of
motion for steady-state spherically symmetric flow of phantom energy onto the
stringy magnetically charged black hole. It is found that phantom energy
accreting onto black hole decreases its mass. Further, the location of critical
points of accretion is explored, which yields mass to charge ratio. This ratio
implies that accretion process cannot transform a black hole into an extremal
black hole or a naked singularity, hence cosmic censorship hypothesis remains
valid here.Comment: 7 pages, no figur
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