Published December 18, 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Note on the super-inflation in loop quantum cosmology

  • 1. Department of Mathematical and Physical Teaching, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang 421002 (China)
  • 2. Department of Educational Science, Hunan First Normal University, Changsha 410205 (China)
  • 3. Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875 (China)

Description

Phenomenological effect of the super-inflation in loop quantum cosmology (LQC) is discussed. We investigate the case that the Universe is filled with the interacting field between massive scalar field and radiation. Considering the damping coefficient Γ as a constant, the changes of the scale factor during super-inflation with four different initial conditions are discussed, and we find that the changes of the scale factor depends on the initial values of energy density of the scalar field and radiation at the bounce point. But no matter which initial condition is chosen, the radiation always dominated at the late time. Moreover, we investigate whether the super-inflation can provide enough e-folding number. For the super-inflation starts from the quantum bounce point, the initial value of Hubble parameter H(ti)∼0, then it is possible to solve the flatness problem and horizon problem. As an example, following the method of [18] to calculate particle horizon on the condition that the radiation dominated at bounce point, and we find that the Universe has had enough time to be homogeneous and isotopic

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2013.10.071

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2013.10.071;
arXiv
arXiv:1311.5325v1;
PII
S0370-2693(13)00889-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
727
Journal Issue
4-5
Journal Page Range
p. 349-356
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45062941
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGY; DAMPING; ENERGY DENSITY; MATTER; SCALAR FIELDS; UNIVERSE

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