Singularity-Free and Cosmologically Viable Born-Infeld Gravity with Scalar Matter
Publication Date
2021Journal Title
SYMMETRY-BASEL
ISSN
2073-8994
Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
13
Issue
11
Language
en
Type
Article
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Benisty, D., Olmo, G. J., & Rubiera-Garcia, D. (2021). Singularity-Free and Cosmologically Viable Born-Infeld Gravity with Scalar Matter. SYMMETRY-BASEL, 13 (11) https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13112108
Abstract
<jats:p>The early cosmology, driven by a single scalar field, both massless and massive, in the context of Eddington-inspired Born-Infeld gravity, is explored. We show the existence of nonsingular solutions of bouncing and loitering type (depending on the sign of the gravitational theory’s parameter, ϵ) replacing the Big Bang singularity, and discuss their properties. In addition, in the massive case, we find some new features of the cosmological evolution depending on the value of the mass parameter, including asymmetries in the expansion/contraction phases, or a continuous transition between a contracting phase to an expanding one via an intermediate loitering phase. We also provide a combined analysis of cosmic chronometers, standard candles, BAO, and CMB data to constrain the model, finding that for roughly |ϵ|≲5·10−8m2 the model is compatible with the latest observations while successfully removing the Big Bang singularity. This bound is several orders of magnitude stronger than the most stringent constraints currently available in the literature.</jats:p>
Keywords
metric-affine gravity, non-singular cosmologies, born-infeld gravity, observational constraints, scalar fields
Sponsorship
Consejería de Educación e Investigación (No. 2018-T1/TIC-10431)
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (PID2019-108485GB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (PTDC/FIS-PAR/31938/2017, PTDC/FIS-OUT/29048/2017)
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España (FIS2017-84440-C2-1-P)
Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEO/2020/079)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (i-COOPB20462)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (PRONEX)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology (CA18108)
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13112108
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/330414
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