Published October 1, 2012
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Journal article
The four fixed points of scale invariant single field cosmological models
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 (United States)
Description
We introduce a new set of flow parameters to describe the time dependence of the equation of state and the speed of sound in single field cosmological models. A scale invariant power spectrum is produced if these flow parameters satisfy specific dynamical equations. We analyze the flow of these parameters and find four types of fixed points that encompass all known single field models. Moreover, near each fixed point we uncover new models where the scale invariance of the power spectrum relies on having simultaneously time varying speed of sound and equation of state. We describe several distinctive new models and discuss constraints from strong coupling and superluminality
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2012/10/054Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
- Journal Volume
- 2012
- Journal Issue
- 10
- Journal Page Range
- p. 054
- ISSN
- 1475-7516
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 45101020
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ASTROPHYSICS; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; COSMOLOGY; ENERGY SPECTRA; EQUATIONS OF STATE; LIMITING VALUES; SCALE INVARIANCE; SOUND WAVES; TIME DEPENDENCE; VELOCITY
- Descriptors DEC
- EQUATIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSICS; SPECTRA