Published August 10, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Phenomenological aspects of Horava-Lifshitz cosmology

  • 1. Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8568 (Japan)
  • 2. Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582 (Japan)
  • 3. Department of Physics and Astrophysics, Nagoya University, Aichi 464-8502 (Japan)

Description

We show that, assuming the dispersion relation proposed recently by Horava in the context of quantum gravity, radiation energy density exhibits a peculiar dependence on the scale factor; the radiation energy density decreases proportional to a-6. This simple scaling can have an impact on cosmology. As an example, we show that the resultant baryon asymmetry as well as the stochastic gravity waves can be enhanced. We also discuss current observational constraint on the dispersion relation.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2009.07.005

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2009.07.005;
arXiv
arXiv:0905.0055v2;
PII
S0370-2693(09)00808-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
679
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 6-9
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41055483
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ASYMMETRY; BARYONS; COSMOLOGY; DISPERSION RELATIONS; ENERGY DENSITY; GRAVITY WAVES; QUANTUM GRAVITY; SCALING; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; HADRONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY

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