Published October 10, 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Global spacetime structure of compactified inflationary universe

  • 1. Department of Physics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, H3A 2T8 (Canada)

Description

We investigate the global spacetime structure of torus de Sitter universe, which is exact de Sitter space with torus identification based on the flat chart. We show that past incomplete null geodesics in torus de Sitter universe are locally extendible. Then we give an extension of torus de Sitter universe so that at least one of the past incomplete null geodesics in the original spacetime becomes complete. However, we find that extended torus de Sitter universe has two ill behaviors. The first one is a closed causal curve. The second one is so called quasi regular singularity, which means that there is no global, consistent extension of spacetime where all curves become complete, nevertheless each curve is locally extensible. (paper)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ab38ed

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
19
Journal Page Range
[11 p.]
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
52029253
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
DE SITTER SPACE; GEODESICS; INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE; SINGULARITY; SPACE-TIME
Descriptors DEC
COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; SPACE