Open inflation from quantum cosmology with a strong non-minimal coupling
Creators
Description
We propose a mechanism of quantum creation of the open Universe in the observable range of values of Ω. This mechanism is based on the no-boundary quantum state with the Hawking-Turok instanton applied to the model with a strong non-minimal coupling of the inflaton field. We develop the slow roll perturbation expansion for the instanton solution and obtain a non-trivial contribution to the classical instanton action. The interplay of this classical contribution with the loop effects due to quantum effective action generates the probability distribution peak with necessary parameters of the inflation stage without invoking any anthropic considerations. In contrast with a similar mechanism for closed models, existing only for the tunneling quantum state of the Universe, the observationally justified open inflation originates from the no-boundary cosmological wavefunction
Additional details
Identifiers
- PII
- S0550321399004721;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B
- Journal Volume
- 561
- Journal Issue
- 1-2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 159-187
- ISSN
- 0550-3213
- CODEN
- NUPBBO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35023784
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; INSTANTONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; STRONG-COUPLING MODEL; TUNNEL EFFECT; WAVE FUNCTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUASI PARTICLES
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.