Remarks on a Decrumpling Model of the Universe

Lima, J. A. S.; Mohazzab, Masoud

doi:10.1142/s0218271898000449

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“…1,13,14 A proposed way of handling such a concept is using the idea of decrumpling coming from polymer physics. [15][16][17] In this model the fundamental building blocks of the Universe are like cells being arbitrary dimensions and having, in each dimension, a characteristic size δ which maybe of the order of the Planck length O(10 −33 cm) or even smaller.…”

Section: Motivation For Choosing a Model Universe With Variable Spacementioning

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Chaotic Inflation With Time-Variable Space Dimensions

Nasseri

Rahvar

2002

Int. J. Mod. Phys. D

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Assuming the space dimension is not constant but decreases during the expansion of the Universe, we study chaotic inflation with the potential m 2 φ 2 /2. Our investigations are based on a model Universe with variable space dimensions. We write down field equations in the slow-roll approximation, and define slow-roll parameters by assuming the number of space dimensions decreases continuously as the Universe expands. The dynamical character of the space dimension shifts the initial and final value of the inflaton field to larger values. We obtain an upper limit for the space dimension at the Planck length. This result is in agreement with previous works for the effective time variation of the Newtonian gravitational constant in a model Universe with variable space dimensions.

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Section: Motivation For Choosing a Model Universe With Variable Spacementioning

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Chaotic Inflation With Time-Variable Space Dimensions

Nasseri

Rahvar

2002

Int. J. Mod. Phys. D

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“…It has been pointed out that the model given in [22,23] has no upper bound for the dimension of space. Later on, we studied critically the previous works in [22][23][24], and derived new Lagrangians and field equations. We also discussed the model universe with variable space dimension from the view point of quantum cosmology and obtained a general wave function for this model.…”

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Effective time variation of G in a model universe with variable space dimension

1999

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Time variation of Newtonian gravitational constant, G, is studied in model universes with variable space dimension proposed recently. Using the Lagrangian formulation of these models, we find the effective gravitational constant as a function of time. To compare it with observational data, a test theory for the time variation of G is formulated. We have assumed a power law behavior of the time variation of G where the exponent β is itself time dependent. Within this test theory we are able to restrict the free parameter of the theories under consideration and give upper bounds for the space dimension at the Planck era. The time variation of G at earlier times, such as the time of nucleosynthesis is also predicted which express the needs to look for related observational data.

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“…As it expands the space dimension decreases continously. In this paper we modify and study throughly the model proposed in [11][12][13]. The original decrumpling model of the universe seems to be singularity free having two turning points for the space dimension [11,12].…”

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“…The original decrumpling model of the universe seems to be singularity free having two turning points for the space dimension [11,12]. Lima et al [13] criticize the way of generalizing the standard cosmological model to arbitrary space dimension used in [11] and propose another way of writing the field equations. Their model shows no upper bound for the dimension of space.…”

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Model universe with variable space dimension: Its dynamics and wave function

Mansouri

Nasseri

1999

Phys. Rev. D

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Assuming the space dimension is not constant, but varies with the expansion of the universe, a Lagrangian formulation of a toy universe model is given. After a critical review of previous works, the field equations are derived and discussed. It is shown that this generalization of the FRW cosmology is not unique. There is a free parameter in the theory, C, with which we can fix the dimension of space say at the Planck time. Different possibilities for this dimension are discussed. The standard FRW model corresponds to the limiting case C → +∞. Depending on the free parameter of the theory, C, the expansion of the model can behave differently to the standard cosmological models with constant dimension. This is explicitly studied in the framework of quantum cosmology. The Wheeler-De Witt equation is written down. It turns out that in our model universe, the potential of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation has different characteristics relative to the potential of the de Sitter minisuperspace. Using the appropriate boundary conditions and the semiclassical approximation, we calculate the wave function of our model universe. In the limit of C → +∞, corresponding to the case of constant space dimension, our wave function has not a unique behavior. It can either leads to the Hartle-Hawking wave function or to a modified Linde wave function, or to a more general one, but not to that of Vilenkin. We also calculate the probability density in our model universe. It is always more than the probability density of the de Sitter minisuperspace in 3-space as suggested by Vilenkin, Linde, and others. In the limit of constant space dimension, the probability density of our model universe approaches to Vilenkin and Linde probability density being exp(−2|S E |), where S E is the Euclidean action. Our model universe indicates therefore that the Vilenkin wave function is not stable with respect to the variation of space dimension.

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Remarks on a Decrumpling Model of the Universe

Cited by 9 publications

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Chaotic Inflation With Time-Variable Space Dimensions

Chaotic Inflation With Time-Variable Space Dimensions

Effective time variation of G in a model universe with variable space dimension

Model universe with variable space dimension: Its dynamics and wave function

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