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Dynamical symmetries in Brans-Dicke cosmology

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Papagiannopoulos, G 
Barrow, JD 
Basilakos, S 
Giacomini, A 
Paliathanasis, A 

Abstract

In the context of generalized Brans-Dicke cosmology we use the Killing tensors of the minisuperspace in order to determine the unspecified potential of a scalar-tensor gravity theory. Specifically, based on the existence of contact symmetries of the field equations, we find four types of potentials which provide exactly integrable dynamical systems. We investigate the dynamical properties of these potentials by using a critical point analysis and we find solutions which lead to cosmic acceleration and under specific conditions we can have de-Sitter points as stable late-time attractors.

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Keywords

cosmology, Brans-Dicke, integrability, critical points

Journal Title

Physical Review D

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Journal ISSN

2470-0010
2470-0029

Volume Title

95

Publisher

American Physical Society
Sponsorship
Science and Technology Facilities Council (ST/L000636/1)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (ST/P000673/1)
JDB is supported by the STFC of the United Kingdom. AG acknowledge s financial support of FONDECYT grant no.1150246. AP acknowledges financial support of FONDECYT grant no.3160121.