Published September 2016 | Version v1
Journal article

Effects of quantum fluctuations of metric on the universe

Creators

  • 1. College of Physical Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002 (China)

Description

We consider a model of modified gravity from the nonperturbative quantization of a metric. We obtain the modified gravitational field equations and the modified conservational equations. We apply it to the FLRW spacetime and find that due to the quantum fluctuations a bounce universe can be obtained and a decelerated expansion can also possibly be obtained in a dark energy dominated epoch. We also discuss the effects of quantum fluctuations on inflation parameters (such as slow-roll parameters, spectral index, and the spectrum of the primordial curvature perturbation) and find values of parameters in the comparing the predictions of inflation can also work to drive the current epoch of acceleration. We obtain the constraints on the parameter of the theory from the observation of the big bang nucleosynthesis.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dark.2016.04.007

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.dark.2016.04.007;
arXiv
arXiv:1506.02889v2;
PII
S2212686416300280;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of the Dark Universe
Journal Volume
13
Journal Page Range
p. 87-91
ISSN
2212-6864

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
51081302
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGICAL INFLATION; COSMOLOGY; FIELD EQUATIONS; FLUCTUATIONS; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; METRICS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; PERTURBATION THEORY; QUANTIZATION; SPACE-TIME; UNIVERSE
Descriptors DEC
EQUATIONS; MATTER; SYNTHESIS; VARIATIONS

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